Asked by lavena
a used laptop computer sells for $696. that is a 40% reduction from the original price. what was the original price of the computer?
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Answered by
Ms. Sue
0.6x = 696
x = ?
x = ?
Answered by
lavena
what? i don't get it ms.Sue
Answered by
Ms. Sue
60 percent of the original price is the sale price.
60% = 0.6
0.6x = 696
x = 696/0.6
x = ?
Lavenna -- you seem to be racing through many problems without stopping to understand how to solve each one. Please slow down and really learn this math from your text materials.
60% = 0.6
0.6x = 696
x = 696/0.6
x = ?
Lavenna -- you seem to be racing through many problems without stopping to understand how to solve each one. Please slow down and really learn this math from your text materials.
Answered by
lavena
can u please tell me how to do this
Answered by
lavena
omg i got 1160 and im sure i got it WRONG
Answered by
Ms. Sue
I did.
Can't you divide 696 by 0.6?
Can't you divide 696 by 0.6?
Answered by
lavena
yess and i got 1160 !!
Answered by
Ms. Sue
$1160 is the correct answer! :-)
Doesn't it make sense that a used computer at 40% off is a little over half of the original price?
Doesn't it make sense that a used computer at 40% off is a little over half of the original price?
Answered by
lavena
omg THank you so much Ms.Sue!! u've been a great help to me and im know im a pain in the butt hehe
Answered by
Ms. Sue
You're not a pain as long as you hang in there and keep trying to learn math. :-)
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gerard
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