Question

A car dealership increased the price of a certain car by 6%. The original price was $34,500.

(a) Fill in the blank to write the new price in terms of the original price.
Write your answer as a decimal.
New price = ] » Original price
(b) Use your answer in part (a) to determine the new price.
New price: $]

Answer 1

$36570

Explanation:

The original price is 34500, so the %given must be the increase in price :

34500x(1+6%)

=34500x1.06

=36570//