Question
Jane buys a coat that is $18 off the orinigal price. This is a 30% discount. What is the original price of the coat?
Please explain how to get answer? Thanks
Please explain how to get answer? Thanks
Answers
Ms. Sue
0.3x = 18
Brian
How is that the ansswer. The discount was $18 it ask the original price of the coat with a 30% discount?
Ms. Sue
Did you solve the equation?
Brian
Not sure how to solve 0.3x??
Ms. Sue
Divide each side of the equation by 0.3
What do you get?
What do you get?
Brian
$60
Ms. Sue
Right.
Doesn't $60 look like a reasonable price for a coat?
Doesn't $60 look like a reasonable price for a coat?