Question

the store owner gave a 35% discount yeah Joe and Carol so had to pay $247 for the camera what was the original price of the camera draw a diagram as an aid in solving this problem

Answer 1

From the given statement, we know the following...

0.35x = $247 where x = the orginial number

So if we solve for x by dividing by 0.35

x = $247/0.35 = $705.71