Question

An health food store was charging $4.55 for a small salad but raised the price 12% the new price after the increase is $5.10 enter an expression to show how the price is calculated

Answer 1

New price after the increase = 4.55 + (0.12 x 4.55)

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming that the new price is x.

We can find x using the below expression;

`\begin{gathered} x=4.55+(12\text{\% of 4.55)} \\ x=4.55+((12)/(100)*4.55) \\ x=4.55+(0.12*4.55) \end{gathered}`