Question

You want to buy a new cell phone. The sale price is $149

. The sign says that this is $35
less than the original cost. What is the original cost of the phone?

Answer 1

$114

as the question says the price is $35 less than the original cost, which means 149-35 which equal 144.

Answer 2

In this problem it is saying that it is $35 less than the original cost so to find this you need to add. This should be just $149 + $35 to solve it which is a total of $184 which is the original cost for the phone.

$184 is your answer

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