When you use a coupon for 15 percent off the original price of a headset, you pay $27. What is the original price of the headset? Please use an equation.
0.85x = 27
To find the original price of the headset, we can use the equation:
Original price - (15% of the original price) = $27
Let's break down the equation:
Let x be the original price of the headset.
15% of the original price can be written as 0.15x.
Now, we can rewrite the equation as:
x - 0.15x = $27
We need to simplify the equation:
0.85x = $27
To isolate x, we divide both sides of the equation by 0.85:
x = $27 / 0.85
Using a calculator, we find that x is approximately $31.76.
Therefore, the original price of the headset is approximately $31.76.