Question

senior citizens receive a 10% discount off the price of a regular dinner special at the dinner bell restaurant. if the cost for a senior citizen to purchase a featured dinner special is $12.60, find the original price of a regular dinner special.

Answer 1

You can do 1st $12.60 divided by 100 is 0.126 then you do 0.126x10= 1.26 then you add the special price which is $12.60 plus $1.26= $13.86 that is the original price for the dinner.