Question

The cost of a phone is reduced by 15%. The new cost is $104.17. What was the original price of the phone?

Answer 1

119.80$

Explanation:

if you add 15% to 104.17 is equal to 119.80

Answer 2

The cost of a phone is reduced by 15%. The new cost is $104.17. What was the original price of the phone?

Answer:

Actually, the answer is $694.47

Explanation:

You use the equation % over 100 = is over of

so you put

15 $104.17%

- = -

100 x

cross multiply the $104.17 by 100 and divide by 15