After a discount of 20%, the price of fitness equipment, including tax, was $73.53. The following equation can be used to find x, the price of the equipment without the discount.

x - 0.2x + 0.07(x - 0.2x) = 73.53

What is the price of the fitness equipment without the discount?

$74.39

$79.06

$85.90

$95.49

Question

After a discount of 20%, the price of fitness equipment, including tax, was $73.53. The following equation can be used to find x, the price of the equipment without the discount.

x - 0.2x + 0.07(x - 0.2x) = 73.53

What is the price of the fitness equipment without the discount?

$74.39

$79.06

$85.90

$95.49

anonymous · Answer

when you expand you get x -0.2x +0.07x - 0.014x =73.53. so 0.856x =73.53 therefore x = 73.53/0.856. that ok?