The price of a commodity has fell down by 15% so that priya can buy 3 more commodities for Rs 1700. What was the original price

Question

3 years ago

15

of the commodity.

1 answer:

erastova [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-13T20:48:45+03:00

7 0

Answer:

2,000

Step-by-step explanation:

write out an equation that represents the problem. the original price X fell by 15% to a new price of 1700:

X - (X*15%) = 1700

X(1-0.15) =1700

X=1700/(1-0.15)

X=2,000

convert 15% to decimal form:

15%=0.15