Question

An electronic store discounted a tablet computer by 30%. The discounted price of the computer was $486.50. Determine the original price of the tablet

Answer 1

The discounted price of the computer was $486.50.

An electronic store discounted a tablet computer by 30%.

So, the original price was

`\begin{gathered} C=486.50+(486.50*30percent) \\ =486.50+(486.50*(30)/(100)) \\ =486.50+145.95 \\ =632.45 \end{gathered}`

So, the original price of the tablet computer was $632.45.