Question
a used laptop computer sells for $696. that is a 40% reduction from the original price. what was the original price of the computer?
Answers
Ms. Sue
0.6x = 696
x = ?
x = ?
lavena
what? i don't get it ms.Sue
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.
lavena
can u please tell me how to do this
lavena
omg i got 1160 and im sure i got it WRONG
Ms. Sue
I did.
Can't you divide 696 by 0.6?
Can't you divide 696 by 0.6?
lavena
yess and i got 1160 !!
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?
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
Ms. Sue
You're not a pain as long as you hang in there and keep trying to learn math. :-)
gerard
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nice to meet u gerard