Question

Alexander purchased a computer on sale. The original price was $1200. The sale price was 5/6 of the original price. how much did Alexandria pay for the original price.

Answer 1

Hi there!

So here's what we know:

Alexander payed 5/6 of $1200

The word "of" is the same thing as a multiplying sign :

5/6 × 1200 = Price he payed

5 ÷ 6 = 0.83333333

0.83333333 × 1200 = 1000

So your answer is: Alexander payed $1000 for his computer.

There you go! I really hope this helped, if there's anything just let me know! :)

Answer 2

She paid $1000

Explanation:

1200 divided by 6 = 200

and then you times that by 5 to get 5/6 of 1200 which is 1000