After a 25% reduction, you purchase a television for $607.5. What was the television's price before the reduction?

Question

(a) Write an equation to model the problem. Let x represent the price before the reduction.

(b) Solve the equation to find the price before the reduction. (Note: Your answer should be in the form $ddd.cc.)

Answer 1

Let the initial purchase price be: x.

So: $607.5 = 0.75 x

Therefore: x = $___.__