Let us assume last year the price of the item = $x.
After increase in price by 15% the new price = x + 15% of x = x+ 0.15x = 1.15x.
There is a 25% discount for employee.
25% of 1.15x = 0.25 × 1.15x = 0.2875 x.
Price after discount = 1.15x - 0.2875 x = 0.8625x.
The employee pays $172.50.
Therefore,
0.8625x = 172.50.
Dividing both sides by 0.08625.
Answer:
Total number of kilometers in the ride = 5 km
Number of kilometers Garret has already biked = k km
Number of kilometers Garret left to ride = 5 - k km
Number of minutes Garret takes per kilometer = 4 minutes.
Step-by-step explanation:
1. It takes 4 minutes for Garret to go a kilometer. Then
Number of minutes Garret takes per kilometer = 4 minutes.
2. Suppose the variable is the number of kilometers Garret has already biked.
3. Garret is partway through a 20-minute bike ride. It takes 4 minutes for him to go a kilometer. Then
Total number of kilometers in the ride is
4. Suppose the variable is the number of kilometers Garret has already biked. Then
km is the number of kilometers Garret left to ride.