Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321785045
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 11 - Cumulative Review - Page 669: 3

Answer

$\$2350$

Work Step by Step

Let $x$= original price Having a discount of $8\%$ means that $8\%$ was deducted to the original price. Thus, the discounted price is represented by: $(100\%-8\%)x=92\%x = 0.92x$ Hence, $0.92x = \$2162 \\\dfrac{0.92x}{0.92} = \dfrac{\$2162}{0.92} \\x = \$2350$
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