Question

An appliance store decreases the price of a 19 inch television set by 16% to a sale price of $535.92 What is the original price. (Round to the nearest cent)

Answer 1

divide by .84 to get your answer

Answer 2

Just for the record. I suck at math.

Answer 3

clear how to do it?

Answer 4

How did you get .84?

Answer 5

if it is 16% off it is 84% of the original price. so you know 535.92 = 84% of whatever you started with

Answer 6

if the original price is P this means
\[535.92=.84P\] and you solve for P by dividing both sides by .84

Answer 7

Gotcha.

Answer 8

good !

Answer 9

im with you carebear im awful at math haha

Answer 10

LOL. I wish this math stuff came easy but it doesn't.

Answer 11

yeah its just a no go me and math are not a good combination haha

Answer 12

I've been that since 1st grade