Respuesta :
Given:
percentage decerease = 25%
current price of the grill = $496
Let the original price of the grill be x
We can calculate percentage decrease using the formula:
[tex]\text{Percent decrease = }\frac{Orig\text{ inal value - new value}}{Orig\text{ inal value}}\text{ }\times\text{ 100}[/tex]Substituting the given values we have:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 25\text{ = }\frac{x-496}{x}\times\text{ 100} \\ 25\text{ = }\frac{(x-496)\times100}{x} \end{gathered}[/tex]Cross-Multiply:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 25x\text{ = 100x - 49600} \\ \text{Collect like terms:} \\ -75x\text{ = -49600} \\ \text{Divide both sides by -75} \\ \frac{-75x}{-75}\text{ = }\frac{-49600}{-75} \\ x\text{ }\approx\text{661.33} \end{gathered}[/tex]Hence, we can conclude that the original price of the grill is approximately $661.33
Answer:
$661.33
