Question

A bag of corn tortilla chips costs 2.89 after a 15% discount. What is the original price?

Answer 1

Answer:

Hence the original price of tortilla chips is: 3.4

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that a bag of corn tortilla chips costs 2.89 after a 15% discount.

Let 'x' denotes the original price of the tortilla.

Now as there is a 15% discount hence we have to pay (100-15)% of the original price i.e. we have to pay 85% of the original price.

i.e.

$\dfrac{85}{100}\times x=2.89\\\\x=\dfrac{2.89\times 100}{85}\\\\x=\dfrac{289}{85}\\\\x=3.4$

Hence the original price of tortilla chips is: 3.4

Answer 2

Answer:

3.4

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the original price of the bag be = P, the selling price =2.89 after a 15% discount,

Then, Selling price= Original price- Discount on original price

$2.89=P-P(0.15)$

$2.89=P(1-0.15)$

$2.89=0.85P$

$P=\frac{2.89}{0.85}$

$P=3.4$

Thus, the original price was 3.4.