Question

Donatello paid $234 for a set of speakers on sale for

$34 more than one-quarter the original price. Write
out the equation for this story problem and solve for
the original price.
Select two answers.

Answer 1

$800

Explanation:

Let x represent the original price of the speakers.

$34 more than one quarter of the original price can be represented by 1/4x + 34.

Set this equal to 234, the price he paid, to create an equation.

1/4x + 34 = 234 is the equation for the problem.

Solve for x in the equation:

1/4x + 34 = 234

1/4x = 200

x = 800

So, the original price of the speakers was $800