Question

The extended warranty on a garage door is $238. If the warranty costs 35% of the purchase price, how much does the garage door itself cost, to the nearest dollar? a. $833 b. $393 c. $740 d. $680 Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Answer 1

Answer:

d. $680.

Step-by-step explanation:  

Let x be the cost of garage door.

We have been given that the extended warranty on a garage door is $238 and the warranty costs 35% of the purchase price. This means 35% of x equals 238.

We can represent this information in an equation as:

$\frac{35}{100}x=238$

$0.35x=238$

$x=\frac{238}{0.35}$

$x=680$

Therefore, the cost of garage is $680 and option d is the correct choice.