Question

Beacon Electronics advertised a portable TV set on sale for $272.49 after a 35% markdown from the original price. What was the original price of the TV set? (Round to the nearest cent.)

Answer 1

272.49 = 0.65 P

Solve for P

Answer 2

i did i got it wrong

Answer 3

What did you get?

Answer 4

the problem i need the correct ansewr

Answer 5

$272.49 is the price after the markdown of 35%
so $272.49 is really the 65% ( 100% - 35% = 65%)
so say the original amount was really "x", thus \(\large \begin{array}{cclll}
quantity&percentage\\
\hline\\
272.49&65\\
x&100
\end{array}\implies \cfrac{272.49}{x}=\cfrac{65}{100}\)

Answer 6

1.5

Answer 7

is that right

Answer 8

well... think about it
if the TV on sale is $272.49 and is discounted by 35% already
the original price would be more than that

though it'd be nice to find a TV for $1.50

Answer 9

lol so what is it

Answer 10

solve for "x", cross-multiply

Answer 11

idk im get confuse

Answer 12

\(\large{\begin{array}{cclll}
quantity&percentage\\
\hline\\
272.49&65\\
x&100
\end{array}\implies} \cfrac{272.49}{{\color{blue}{ x}}}=\cfrac{65}{{\color{blue}{ 100}}}
\\ \quad \\
cross-multiply\implies 272.49\cdot {\color{blue}{ 100}}=\cdot 65\implies \cfrac{272.49\cdot {\color{blue}{ 100}}}{65}={\color{blue}{ x}}\)

Answer 13

shoot.. I have a typo.. one sec

Answer 14

k

Answer 15

\(\large{\begin{array}{cclll}
quantity&percentage\\
\hline\\
272.49&65\\
x&100
\end{array}\implies} \cfrac{272.49}{{\color{blue}{ x}}}=\cfrac{65}{{\color{blue}{ 100}}}
\\ \quad \\
cross-multiply\implies 272.49\cdot {\color{blue}{ 100}}={\color{blue}{ x}}\cdot 65\implies \cfrac{272.49\cdot {\color{blue}{ 100}}}{65}={\color{blue}{ x}}\)

Answer 16

419.21

Answer 17

yeap

Answer 18

it says round to nearest cent

Answer 19

419.21538461538461538462 <---- round to the nearest 100th, thus cents

Answer 20

notice \(\bf 419.21{\color{blue}{ 5}}38461538461538462\)

Answer 21

419

Answer 22

well, that'd be rounded to the flat dollar amount, no cents
there are 100 cents in 1 dollar
so rounding to the nearest cent, would be rounding to the nearest one hundredth

Answer 23

419.20

Answer 24

well 419.21538
^
the 5 will "tip over" the 21 to 22

Answer 25

so its 419.22

Answer 26

yeap