Question

Your friend recently purchased a microwave oven that was on sale for 10% and paid $151. What was the original price before the discount (neglecting tax)?

Take the following steps to set-up and solve this problem:


(a) To increase a quantity by r % we multiply the quantity by 1+r where r is in decimal form. What is the appropriate multiplier in this case?


1+r=



(b) Define x to be the original value of your home 6 years ago. Give the equation involving the variable x that will be used to solve the problem:




(c) What was the value of your home 6 years ago? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)


Original value = x=

dollars

Answer 1

Answer:

ok

Step-by-step explanation:

i understand