Question

A store offers a 15% discount on a skirt. If Bernice pays $40.80 for the skirt, what was the list price of the skirt before the discount?
$61.00
$48.00
$44.61
$40.10
$31.00
first off who would pay 40 something dollars for a skirt an second i cant figure this out ive tried 3 times and it comes out with $46.92 can someone help me and show me wht im doing wrong?

Answer 1

We can make an equation.

\(\sf x - (x \cdot 15\%) = 40.80\)

Can you solve that for 'x'?

Answer 2

ok and yea i could

Answer 3

Alright, tell me what you come up with.

Answer 4

ummmm whered the subtractng x come from?

Answer 5

When taking 15% off, we multiply 15% to the original price(x) and then subtract that to the original price(x).

So our equation is multiply 15% to 'x', and subtracting that from 'x', and it equals $40.80.

Answer 6

ok tht makes more since than wht u just put as the equation

Answer 7

Can you simplify \(\sf x \cdot 15\%\)?

Answer 8

yea

Answer 9

Okay, tell me what you get.

Answer 10

61*15% is 9.15 so i subtrct tht from 61 or 40.80?

Answer 11

Where did you get 61 from?

Answer 12

the answers

Answer 13

lol

Answer 14

We want to simplify \(\sf x \cdot 15\%\)

\(\sf 15\% = 0.15\)

\(\sf x \cdot 0.15 = 0.15x\)

Understand?

Answer 15

igreen help me w my question pleaseeee

Answer 16

well ya i knew how to multiply with percents i just dotn get the question

Answer 17

im leaving in like 2 minutes so :/

Answer 18

That gives us:

\(\sf x - 0.15x = 40.80\)

1 - 0.15 = ?

Answer 19

1-0.15=0.85

Answer 20

Right, so we have:

\(\sf 0.85x = 40.80\)

Divide 0.85 to both sides

Answer 21

48?

Answer 22

x=48

Answer 23

OMG thank u!

Answer 24

Yes, that's correct.

Answer 25

i gtg