Question

an aquarium is on sale for $59.50 if this price represents a 15% discount from the oringanl price what is the origanl price

Answer 1

Question: An aquarium is on sale for $59.50. If this price represents a 15% discount from the original price, what is the original price? 

First, you multiply the sale price and the 15% discount

$59.50*.15 = [tex] 8.92$ [/tex] (To change the percent to a decimal, you take out the percentage sign and divide by 100)

Now add $59.50 to $8.92

$59.50+8.92= 68.43$

Answer:

$68.43 (when rounded to the nearest cent)
or
$68 (when rounded to the nearest dollar)
or
$70 (when rounded to the nearest ten dollar)