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After a 5% reduction, you purchase a new television for $456. What was the price of the television before the reduction?

A) First write an equation you can use to answer this question. Use
x
as your variable and express any percents in decimal form in the equation.

The equation is


B) Solve your equation in part [A] to find the original price of the television.

Answer: The original price of the television was
dollars.

Respuesta :

Using proportions, it is found that:

A. The equation is 0.95x = 456.

B. The original price of the television was $480.

What is a proportion?

A proportion is a fraction of a total amount, and the measures are related using a rule of three. Due to this, relations between variables, either direct or inverse proportional, can be built to find the desired measures in the problem.

The television was sold with a 5% discount at $456, that is, 95% of the original price is of $456, hence:

0.95x = 456

x = 456/0.95

x = $480.

Thus:

A. The equation is 0.95x = 456.

B. The original price of the television was $480.

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