Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 - Linear Equations - 1.1 Assess Your Understanding - Page 91: 90

Initial price = 9,411.76 dollars Savings = (9,411.76 - 8,000) = 1,411.76 dollars

Let the initial price be 'x'. The car is sold with a 15% discount: x - 0.15x = 8,000 0.85x = 8,000 x = 9,411.76 Initial price = 9,411.76 dollars Savings = (9,411.76 - 8,000) = 1,411.76 dollars