Question

A local store was offering a discount of 25% on original parice on older model laptops. Gina bought an older model laptop for $963 that includes a 7% tax on the discounted price

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:To solve this problem, we need to work backwards from the final price that Gina paid and determine the discounted price before tax was added.

Let x be the original price of the laptop. After a 25% discount, the discounted price is:

Discounted price = x - 0.25x = 0.75x

Next, we add 7% tax to the discounted price:

Final price = (0.75x) + 0.07(0.75x) = 0.8025x

We know that the final price that Gina paid was $963, so we can set up an equation:

0.8025x = 963

Solving for x, we get:

x = 1200

Therefore, the original price of the laptop was $1200, and the discounted price before tax was:

Discounted price = 0.75x = 0.75(1200) = $900

To check, we can add the 7% tax to the discounted price:

Final price = $900 + 0.07($900) = $963

This matches the price that Gina paid, so we can be confident in our answer.