what is 45 20% of? This is what we need to find! To do this we have to take 45 and divide it by .2 which will give us 225. To check that this is the answer we take 45 and divide it by 225. This brings us back to 20%. He wouldve paid $225 for the desk, but there was a $45 discount, and after subtracting the discount we are left with $180

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If gas prices are now $3.75 and they were up 10% from 6 months ago, how much were gas prices 6 months ago?

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Given

gas prices are now $3.75 and it up 10% from 6 months ago.

Find out how much were gas prices 6 months ago.

To proof

gas prices now = $3.75

let the gas price 6 month ago = x

gas price now is rise up 10% from 6 months ago

First write 10% in simpler form

$= \frac{10}{100}$

= 0.1

Now the equation becomes

0.1x + x = 3.75

1.1x = 3.75

$x =\frac{3.75}{1.1}$

x = 3.41 (approx)

Thus gas prices 6 months ago be $ 3.41 (approx )

Hence proved

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