Problema Solution

According to The Miami Herald, a large retail book chain recently launched a textbook rental program for college students. The company said books would rent for 42.5% of their original price. If a chemistry textbook rents for $48, what was the original price of the text? Round to the nearest cent.

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Let 'x' represent the original price of the text


0.425x = 48

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x = $112.94


The original price of the text was $112.94.