Question

A car's value depreciates by 18% in its first year and is now worth £6789.
What was the original price of the car?

Answer 1

Answer:

  £8279.27

Step-by-step explanation:

The given relationship is ...

  (original price) × (1 - 18%) = £6789

Dividing by the coefficient of the original price, we find it to be ...

  original price = £6789/0.82 = £8279.27

The original price of the car was £8279.27.