Problema Solution
after a 65% reduction, you purchase a new clothes dryer on sale for $238. What was the original price of the clothes dryer?
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' be the original price of the clothes dryer
the new price = the original price - 65% of the original price that is
x - 0.65*x = 238
0.35*x = 238
x = 238/0.35
x = $680
the original price of the clothes dryer was $680.