Leon bought a 10 speed bicyle on sale for 75% of oringinal price.The sale price was $41 less than the origina lprice. find the original price and the sale price.
240.00 DOLLARS
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26$
To find the original price and the sale price of the bicycle, we can set up a system of equations based on the given information:
Let's assume "x" represents the original price of the bicycle.
According to the problem, Leon bought the bicycle on sale for 75% of the original price, so the sale price is: 0.75x.
It is also given that the sale price was $41 less than the original price, so we can set up the equation: 0.75x = x - 41.
To solve this equation, we can isolate the "x" term:
0.75x - x = -41
-0.25x = -41
x = -41 / -0.25
x = 164
Therefore, the original price of the bicycle is $164.
To find the sale price, we can substitute the value we found for the original price back into the equation for the sale price:
Sale Price = 0.75 * 164
Sale Price = $123
So, the original price of the bicycle is $164 and the sale price is $123.