Question

a mattress store is having a sale all items are for sale are discounted 15% if william is buying a bedspread of 38.25 what is the cost initially

Answer 1

To find the initial cost of the bedspread before the 15% discount, we can use the formula:

Initial cost = Final cost / (1 - Discount rate)

In this case, the final cost is $38.25, and the discount rate is 15% or 0.15.

Initial cost = $38.25 / (1 - 0.15)

Initial cost = $38.25 / 0.85

Initial cost ≈ $45

Therefore, the initial cost of the bedspread before the 15% discount is approximately $45.