Question

After a 90% reduction, you purchase a new clothes dryer on sale for $62. What was the original price of the clothes dryer?

Answer 1

$7.20

Explanation:

First, we would have to find out how much to subtract from $62.

We need to multiply 90% and 62 or 0.9 x 62

When we finish this equation we get 54.8, which is what we need to subtract from 62 to see what 90% off is.

62 - 54.8 = 7.2, so therefore our answer is $7.20