Question

A baseball hat is on sale for 15% off, which is $2.70. How much does the baseball hat cost at full price.

Answer 1

To find the cost of the baseball hat at full price, divide the discount by 15%. The baseball hat costs $18 at full price.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the cost of the baseball hat at full price, we need to determine the amount that is discounted by 15%. We know that the discount is $2.70, so we can set up the equation: 15% of the full price = $2.70.

To solve for the full price, we can divide both sides of the equation by 15% (or 0.15). This gives us: full price = $2.70 ÷ 0.15 = $18.

Therefore, the baseball hat costs $18 at full price.

Answer 2

For this case we can propose a rule of three and thus find the original price of the cap.

15% --------------> $2.70

100% ----------> x

Where "x" represents the original price of the baseball hat, that is, without offering a discount:

`x = \frac {100 * 2.70} {15}\\x = 18`

So, we have the original price of the baseball hat is $18

To find the answer we remove 15% of the total price and have:
`0.85 * (18) = 15.3`

Answer:

The full price of the baseball hat is $15,3