Given:
Price of new computer at local store = $1,449
This is 18% less than what it costs at the Brownstone Mall.
To find:
The cost of new computer at the Brownstone Mall.
Solution:
Let x be the cost of new computer at the Brownstone Mall.
According to the question,
[tex]x-18\%\text{ of }x=1449[/tex]
[tex]x-\dfrac{18}{100}x=1449[/tex]
[tex]x-0.18x=1449[/tex]
[tex]0.82x=1449[/tex]
Divide both sides by 0.82.
[tex]x=\dfrac{1449}{0.82}[/tex]
[tex]x=1767.07317[/tex]
[tex]x\approx 1767.07[/tex]
Therefore, the cost of new computer at the Brownstone Mall is $1767.07.
