Question

An appliance store decreases the price of a 19-in. television set 23% to a sale price of $497.42. What was the original pric

Answer 1

Original price was $2163

Explanation:

Let original price be x

23% of x = 497.42

23/100 × x = 497.42

23x/100=497.42/1

Cross multipy,

23x × 1 = 497.42 × 100

23x=49742

x=49742/23

x=2,163 approximately