Question

The price of a fan is $15. The price is 27% lower than last week.

What was the price of the fan last week?

Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

Answer: 20.55

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

$20.55

Explanation:

(price last week) - 27% × (price last week) = $15 . . . . what the problem says

(price last week) × (1 - 0.27) = $15 . . . . factor out price

(price last week) = $15/0.73 . . . . . . . . . divide by the coefficient of price

(price last week) ≈ $20.55