zoeokafor zoeokafor
  • 02-02-2022
  • Mathematics
contestada

The price of a watch was increased by 20% to £198.
What was the price before the increase?

Respuesta :

jdoe0001 jdoe0001
  • 02-02-2022

let's say the original price was "x", and that'd be the 100%, the new price is 198 and that's 100% + 20% or namely 120%, so

[tex]\begin{array}{ccll} amount&\%\\ \cline{1-2} x&100\\ 198&120 \end{array}\implies \cfrac{x}{198}=\cfrac{100}{120}\implies \cfrac{x}{198}=\cfrac{5}{6} \\\\\\ 6x=990\implies x=\cfrac{990}{6}\implies x=165~\£[/tex]

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

To what extent can the European Union be considered a success politically and economically?
what are the general characteristics of substances chemists use to seperate mixtures into individual substances?
20 /8 in simplest form
what is an direct object
NED WEIGHS 1 1/2 TIMES AS MUCH AS JILL AND TOM WEIGHS 15 KILOGRAMS MORE THAN JILL IF THEIR COMBINED WEIGHT IS 190 KILOGRAMS HOW MUCH DOES EACH PERSON weigh?
The right to petition members of the government is contained in the _______ Amendment to the Constitution.
Convert each number from scientific notation to standard notation. (A) 1.18 x 10to the power of 3 (B) 6.701 x 10-2
what is the volume of a block with dimensions 2.56cm x 4.652 cm x 8.70 cm ??
How do you figure out the ratio stars to squares when there are 11 squares 5 stars and two circles in the data?
Why is PVC a renewable source?