Question

A new laptop computer is on sale for $525.00, which is 25% off of its original price. What was the original price of the computer

Answer 1

The original price of the computer is 700 dollars

Answer 2

`\$700`

Explanation:

Let

x------> the original price of the computer

we know that

`100\%-25\%=75\%`

`75\%=(75)/(100)=0.75`

so

The equation that represent the original price is equal to

`0.75x=525`

solve for x

Divide by
`0.75` both sides

`0.75x/0.75=525/0.75`

`x=\$700`