Question

On increasing the price of a cell phone by 19%, its price becomes 2261. Find the original price of the cell phone.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The original price of the cell phone was 19,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Let $x$ be the original price of the cell phone.

19% of $x$ = $\frac{19x}{100}$

Given that,

$x + \frac{19x}{100} = 2261$

$\frac{100x + 19x}{100} = 2261$

$\frac{119x}{100} = 2261$

$x = \frac{2261 \times 100}{119}$

$x = 19 \times 100$

$x = 1900$

∴ The original price of the phone is 1900