A discount of 16% saved Jackie $38 on office supplies. What was the price of the supplies before the discount?

2 answers:

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You got 2 types of data $ and %!
Line them up accordingly and cross multiply.

16% is to $38 as
100% is to $x

X= 38•100/16= $237.5 the price before discount

Effectus [21]1 year ago

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Answer: The price of the supplies before the discount is $237.5.

Step-by-step explanation: Given that a discount of 16% saved Jackie $38 on office supplies.

We are to find the price of the supplies before the discount.

Let $x be the price of the supplies before the discount.

Then, according to the given information, we have

$16\%\times x=38\\\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{16}{100}\times x=38\\\\\Rightarrow 16x=3800\\\\\Rightarrow x=\dfrac{3800}{16}\\\\\Rightarrow x=237.5.$

Thus, the price of the supplies before the discount is $237.5.

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