Question

Kirby bought a gas grill for an end of summer sale reduced by 10% for a price of $558. What was the original price of the grill?

Answer 1

`\$620`

Step-by-step explanation

Let the original price of the gas grill be x.

This means that x was reduced by 10% to obtain the price of $558.

This means that:

`x-((10)/(100)\cdot x)=558`

Solve for x in the equation given above:

`\begin{gathered} x-0.1x=558 \\ \Rightarrow0.9x=558 \\ x=(558)/(0.9) \\ x=\$620 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the original price of the grill is $620.