Question

A car dealership increased the price of a certain car by 12%. The original price was $39.800.

(a) Fill in the blank to write the new price in terms of the original price.
Write your answer as a decimal.
New price =
x Original price
(b) Use your answer in part (a) to determine the new price.
New price: $[]

Answer 1

$39800 x 1.12 should give you the new price ($44,576) (this also works for taxes on goods when you’re at the store!)