Question

after a 60% reduction, you purchase a new soft drink machine on sale for $200. what was the original price of the soft drink

Answer 1

Explanation:

let x be the original price

then we write our equation

x-60%x=200 (x=100%x)

100%x-60%x=200

40%x=200

(40/100)x=200

x=(200*100)/40

x=20000/40=500

so the original price was $500

Answer 2

your answer is 740 {: