SOLUTION: X1.a pair of jeans ison sale for 15% off the oroiginal price.the sale price of the jeans is 29.74. what was the original price?
2.jalisha invested some money and made an 8%
Question 72916: X1.a pair of jeans ison sale for 15% off the oroiginal price.the sale price of the jeans is 29.74. what was the original price?
2.jalisha invested some money and made an 8% profit. the current value of her investment is 1.308. how much did she invest initially?
3.a refrigerated truck leaves a rest stop after traveling at a steady rate of 56mi/h.a car leaves the same rest stop 1/4 hour laterfollowing the truck at a steady rate of 56mi/h. how long after the truck leaves the rest stop will the car overtake the truck?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1) 29.74=.85X WHERE X IS THE ORIGINAL PRICE
X=29.74/.85
X=34.99 IS THE ORIGINAL PRICE.
PROOF
34.99-(.15*34.99)
34.99-5.25=29.74
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2) 1.08X=1.308
X=1.308/1.08
X=1.2111 AMOUNT OF THE INITIAL INVESTMENT.
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3) SEEING AS BOTH VEHICLE SRAVEL @ A RATE OF 56 MPH AND A 1/4 HOUR SEPARATION WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SEPARATION OF 1/4 HOUR. THEY WILL NEVER MEET.
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