Question

A car dealership decreased the price of a certain car by 14%. The original price was $48,200.

(a) Fill in the blank to write the new price in terms of the original price.
Write your answer as a decimal.
New price = { x Original price
(b) Use your answer in part (a) to determine the new price.
New price: $0

Answer 1

a) New price = 0.86 * Original price

b) New price = 0.86 * 48200 = $41452

Explanation: