Question

A furniture store has a sale offering 10% off of all furniture. If Amanda spent $396.99 on furniture before tax, what was the price of the furniture she purchased before the discount and before tax?

Answer 1

Answer:

$441.10

Step-by-step explanation:

If the sale is 10% of, that means what Amanda spent is 90% of the typical cost for furniture. In other words, 396.99 is 90% of the original price of the furniture. Since it's 90% of the original cost, which I'll call x, you can know that 396.99 is equal to x * 0.9. You can then find the original price by doing the following algebra:

x * 0.9 = 396.99

divide both sides by 0.9

x = 441.10

So the original price was $441.10