Answer:
The original price is $90.
Step-by-step explanation:
100% - 40% = 60%

y × 60 = 54 × 100
60y = 5400
60y ÷ 60 = 5400 ÷ 60
y = 90
Represent 'a number' by x
7 times x equals 9 more than 4 times x
7 times x=9+4 times x
7x=9+4x
subtract 4x from both sides
3x=9
divide 3
x=3
the number is 3
Product is multiplication.
Let the number = x
3 *( X+7) = -36
Use distributive property:
3x +21 = -36
Subtract 21 from each side:
3x = -57
Divide both sides by 3:
x = -57 /3
x = -19
Check: 3 * (-19 +7) = 3 * -12 = -36
The number is -19