slk said:
yes we can name all we want but I still can not figure out how to solve the problem of what the regular price would have been or R= as you have put it but thank you for trying to help anyway
You are allowed to think. Really, some people don't know that. I am NOT trying to insult you.
19.50 is 65% off of the regular price.
R = regular price.
You are expected to know a few things: You probably think about many of these things all the time when shopping.
65% of the regular price is the discount.
65% can be expressed as 0.65.
The regular price, less the discount, is the sale price.
OK, now let's do some algebra.
R*0.65 = the discount.
The regular price, less the discount, is the sale price.
R, less the discount, is the sale price.
R - the discount is the sale price.
R - R*0.65 is the sale price
R - R*0.65 = the sale price
R - R*0.65 = $19.50
That's it for the setup.Solve.
R(1 - 0.65) = $19.50
R(0.35) = $19.50
R = $19.50/0.35
R = $55.714285714285714285714285714286
That is a very strange result. I would have to question the exact wording of the question. Nevertheless,
R is $55.714285714285714285714285714286
The regular price is $55.714285714285714285714285714286