Question

A car dealership decreased the price of a certain car by 12%. The original price was $37,400.

(a) Fill in the blank to write the new price in terms of the original price. Write your answer as a decimal.

New=price × Originalprice

(b) Use your answer in part (a) to determine the new price.

Newprice:$​

Answer 1

$32912

Explanation:

new price = price decrease × original price

new price = 0.88 × 37400

37400 decrease 12% =

37400 × (1 - 12%) = 37400 × (1 - 0.12) = 32912