Question

After being discounted 10%, a weather radio sells for $62.96. Find the original price. (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)&Enter a number.$

Answer 1

Let the original price be x.

The discount is 10% of original price. So discount is,

$\frac{10}{100}\cdot x=0.1x$

The selling price after 10% discout is,

$x-0.1x=0.9x$

The selling price price is $62.96. So equation is,

$\begin{gathered} 0.9x=62.96 \\ x=\frac{62.96}{0.9} \\ =69.955 \\ \approx69.96 \end{gathered}$

So original price is 69.96.

Answer: 69.96