Question

After a 80% reduction, you purchase a new dryer for $132.00. What was the original price of the dryer?

Answer 1

$660.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the original price of the dryer = p

An 80% reduction on p will give:

`p-(80\%\text{ of p)}`

The purchase price was $132.00, so we have:

`p-(80\%\text{ of p)}=132`

Next, solve for p:

`\begin{gathered} p-0.8p=132 \\ 0.2p=132 \\ p=(132)/(0.2) \\ p=\$660 \end{gathered}`

The original price of the dryer was $660.