If a coffee maker is on sale for $30.60. Application Problem.?

Question

A coffee maker is on sale for $30.60.

If the price of the coffee maker is marked down 15%, what was the ORIGINAL price?

Answer 1

A coffee maker is on sale for $30.60.

If the price of the coffee maker is marked down 15%, what was the ORIGINAL price?

Matt here it is:

Original Price of coffee maker (  100% -15% ) = Discounted price

Original Price of coffee maker (  100% -15% ) = $ 30.60

Original Price of coffee maker = 30.60 /(100% -15% ) /100%

Original Price of coffee maker = 30.60 /(1 - 0.15)

Original Price of coffee maker = 30.60 /( 0.85 )

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Ans::Original Price of coffee maker = $ 36.00

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hope  this helps

Answer 2

$30.60 / 0.85 = $36.00

0.85 comes from 100 % - 15 % = 85 %

Answer 3

Here's how you do that:

30.60 = (100-15)%

30.60 = 85%

now crossed product (we say it like that in french)

30.60 = 85%

X   = 100%

30,60*100/85 = X

36 = X

36 was the original price.