SOLUTION: Write an expression for the following.
After a 20% discount, an item was sold for $9600. What was the original price of the item?
this is what I tried....
p=original price
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After a 20% discount, an item was sold for $9600. What was the original price of the item?
this is what I tried....
p=original price
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Question 513254: Write an expression for the following.
After a 20% discount, an item was sold for $9600. What was the original price of the item?
this is what I tried....
p=original price
9600=p-20%
9600(.2)
9600=p-1920
+1920 +1920
11520=p Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, solver91311:Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
Let's see if your answer holds water. 20% of 11520 is 2304. 11520 - 2304 is 9216. 9216 is not equal to 9600.
A discount is applied to the original price. So let represent the original price and then the discount amount has to be . Then the discount amount is subtracted from the original price to get the sale price:
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
