Question

A Prodigiks laptop is sold for

$
1,189
at a reduction of
18
%
on its recommended retail price. What was the computer's original (recommended retail) price? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

Answer 1

Answer:You will covert 18% and then multiply it by 1189 and convert back if you need to and that is your answer.

Explanation:

Answer 2

recommended retail price of the laptop was $1450.

Explanation:

Let the recommended retail price of a Prodigiks laptop is = $x

After 18% discount retail price of the laptop will be = x - (18% of x)

= x - 0.18x

= $0.82x

Since the laptop was sold for $1189, the equation that models the retail price of the laptop will be

0.82x = 1189

x =

x = $1450

Therefore, recommended retail price of the laptop was $1450.