Question

Fatima purchased a new mattress when it was on sale. The sale price was 34% less than the regular price. If the sale price was $371, what was the original price? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar).

Answer 1

Answer:

$580

Step-by-step explanation:

{371x(100-34)/100}+371=580

Answer 2

Answer:

The original price (rounded to the nearest dollar) is $497.

Explanation:

In this problem, we need to identify what's the original price of the new mattress.

Since we know that the sale price is $371 and is 34% lesser than the original price, we need to add 371 and 34%.

Grab a calculator and add 371 and 34%

we get:

371 + 34% = 497.14

Now round it to the nearest whole number, we get: 497

This is how the answer gets 497.

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