Question
The price of an article at a sale was £4.50. This was 10% off. What was the price of the article before the sale?
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Let x be the original price of the article.
We know that the sale price is £4.50, which is 10% off the original price.
So we can set up an equation:
x - 0.1x = 4.5
Simplifying:
0.9x = 4.5
Dividing by 0.9:
x = 5
Therefore, the original price of the article was £5.
We know that the sale price is £4.50, which is 10% off the original price.
So we can set up an equation:
x - 0.1x = 4.5
Simplifying:
0.9x = 4.5
Dividing by 0.9:
x = 5
Therefore, the original price of the article was £5.