Question

PLEASE HELP!-WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST
Dilbert's TV and Appliance discounts all televisions 8% to customers paying in cash. Rebecca paid $1,333.91 in cash and before tax for a 52-inch widescreen TV. What was the original price of the TV, not including tax?

Answer 1

Answer:

   $1449.90

Step-by-step explanation:

The original price can be found by writing and solving an equation for the discounted price.

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equation

  (discounted price) = (original price) - 8% × (original price)

  $1333.91 = (original price)(1 -0.08) . . . use given value for discounted price

solution

Dividing by the coefficient of (original price) gives the solution:

  original price = ($1333.91)/(0.92) = $1449.90

The original price was $1449.90.