Michael purchased camping equipment and used a coupon that gave him 25% off the total. He paid $235. What was the price of the equipment before the discount? Round to the nearest cent if necessary. A $58.75 B $78.33 C $260.00 D $313.33
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
Michael purchased camping equipment and used a coupon that gave him 25% off the total. He paid $235.
Determine the original price of the equipment.
Solution:
In order to determine the original price of the equipment, we simply need to take 25% of the given choices. We know that we cannot have letters A and B since their cost is too low, therefore we take the 25% of C first. In order to take the 25% of the number we need to convert 25% first into decimal. In converting a percentage into decimal, divide the percentage by 100, hence in converting a decimal to percentage, multiply the percentage by 100.
= 25/100
= 0.25
= (0.25)(260)
= $15
Subtract 15 by 260
= $260 - $15
= $235
Now we've determined the original price of the equipment.
Final answer:
C $260.00