After receiving a discount of 6.5% on its bulk order of notebooks, John's Office Supply pays $6732. What was the price of the order before the discount?

a.

$6631

c.

$7200
b.

$7170

d.

$6294

Question

After receiving a discount of 6.5% on its bulk order of notebooks, John's Office Supply pays $6732. What was the price of the order before the discount?

a.
	
$6631
	
c.
	
$7200
b.
	
$7170
	
d.
	
$6294

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Since the discounted amount was 6732 after a 6.5% discount - 
take 100 - 6.5 = 93.5% - means that the discount amount is 93.5% of the full price..
6732/93.5% = your answer