Hi!
We are given the information found in the picture below.
Note: The directions aren't correct, but the triangle works for this problem.
The "direct path" is the hypotenuse of this triangle.
To find this, we use the Pythagorean Theorem, where and
are 2 legs of the triangle, and
is the hypotenuse, aka the longest side of any triangle:
We know and
and want
Therefore, is approximately
Answer:
She purchased the item at a price of Rs 1,406.
Step-by-step explanation:
5% of discount:
This means that she paid 100% - 5% = 95% = 0.95 of the original price of x, that is, 0.95x, and 0.05x was the discount.
Original price:
She got the discount amount of Rs 74.
74 is 5% of the original price, that is:
What price she purchased:
74 subtracted from the original price, that is, x - 74. So 1480 - 74 = 1406.
She purchased the item at a price of Rs 1,406.