Question

two stores sell the same computer for the same orginal price. store a advertises that the computer is 25% off the orginal price. store b advirtises that they take off $180 off orginal price which equation models this solution?

Answer 1

That means that the discounts are the same
therfor 25% of original=180
multiply both sides by 4 or divide both sides by 0.25
original=720




the equation is
0.25 times original=180


and the original price is $720