Question

Ms. Emily buys a hat and gloves with a coupon for 30% off her entire purchase. The gloves cost $35 before the discount. Her bill before tax is $44.80.
Write an equation to find the original cost of the hat, x.

Enter the correct equation in the box.

Answer 1

$44.80=($35+X)(1-0.3)

44.80 is the final total
You need to add the glove and hat cost to get a subtotal (35+x) and then multiply by what is left after the discount 30% off will leave 70% to pay, so in this equation 1-0.3 leaves 0.7 to multiply against the subtotal to get the total before tax of 44.80