If a car decreased by 10 percent and is now worth $14,000. What was the original price of the car
0.9x = 14,000
x = 15,555.56
Can you show me the formula
I don't know any formula.
But if it's decreased by 10%, then it must be worth 90% of the original price.
Thank you Ms Sue. You were a big help
You're welcome, Joseph.
To find the original price of the car, we need to reverse the 10 percent decrease.
First, we convert the percentage decrease to a decimal by dividing it by 100: 10 / 100 = 0.1.
Next, we calculate the amount that has been decreased from the car's value. We multiply the current worth ($14,000) by the decimal representing the decrease (0.1): $14,000 * 0.1 = $1,400.
Now, we can find the original price by adding the amount that was decreased to the current worth: $14,000 + $1,400 = $15,400.
Therefore, the original price of the car was $15,400.