Question

Ice Mountain Ski Resort is Philip's favorite place to go in the winter. This year, his aunt bought him a season pass. Philip used his season pass discount to get $13.75 off of the price of a new helmet. After the discount, the helmet's price was $116.25.
Let h represent the original price of the helmet. Which equation models the problem?
Solve this equation to find the original price of the helmet.

Answer 1

Let h be the original price. The discount gives

h − 13.75 = 116.25.

Add 13.75 to both sides:

h = 116.25 + 13.75 = 130.00.

The original price was $130.00.