I'm supposed to answer this word problem "Martin bought a television for $225. It had been on sale for 25% off. How much money d
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Answer:
<em>Martin saved $75 on the television because of the sale</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
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Let's call x=the original price of the television (before discount).
The television had been on sale for 25% off, this means the discount was:
25% of x = = 0.25x
The sale price was the original price minus the discount:
x - 0.25x = 0.75x
This is what Martin paid, thus:
0.75x = 225
Dividing by 0.75:
x = 225 / 0.75
x = $300
The original price of the television was $300, and the discount was:
0.25*$300 = $75
Martin saved $75 on the television because of the sale
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<h3>Answer: 73</h3>
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Work Shown:
Check out the diagram below. Note the pair of alternate interior angles that are congruent (each 37 degrees). Then focus on triangle ABC. With the reference angle being at A, this means we use the tangent function because BC = x is the opposite side and AB = 97 is the adjacent side.
tan(angle) = opposite/adjacent
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tan(37) = x/97
97*tan(37) = x
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x = 73.094742859971
For the last step, you'll need a calculator that can handle trig functions. Make sure the calculator is in degree mode. The result here is approximate. This rounds to 73 when rounding to the nearest whole number.
