Akira Akira
  • 19-06-2024
  • Mathematics
High School

Find the original cost of a rocker selling for \$159.95 at 20% off.

Answer :

macio06 macio06
  • 04-09-2023
We can use proportion here. As we know, cost of a rocker is now 80% of original.
So:
[tex]159.95$------------------80%
[/tex] crossmultiplying
[tex]x---------------------------100%[/tex]

[tex]x= \frac{159.95*100}{80}=199.94[/tex] - aswer
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