Today only a table is sold at a 28% discount. the sale price is now 666. what was the price yesterday?
0.72x = 666
Solve for x.
Please help me with this? I’m clueless
$925
100%-28%=72%
666÷.72=925
To find the original price of the table, we need to reverse the discount calculation.
Step 1: Determine the discount amount.
The discount percentage is 28%, so the discount amount can be calculated by multiplying the discount percentage with the original price.
Discount amount = 28% * Original price
Step 2: Calculate the sale price.
The sale price is the original price minus the discount amount.
Sale price = Original price - Discount amount
Given that the sale price is $666, we can substitute it into the equation:
$666 = Original price - (28% * Original price)
Now we can solve for the original price.
Step 3: Simplify the equation.
$666 = Original price - (0.28 * Original price) [Since 28% is equivalent to 0.28]
Step 4: Combine like terms.
$666 = (1 - 0.28) * Original price
$666 = 0.72 * Original price
Step 5: Divide both sides of the equation by 0.72 to isolate the Original price.
Original price = $666 / 0.72
Step 6: Calculate the Original price.
Original price = $925 (rounded to the nearest dollar)
Therefore, the price of the table yesterday was $925.