you have a final price of 36 dollars after you discount 50% off. what is the sale price? Please help me
If the final price is $36, isn't that the sale price?
Po - 0.5Po = $36.
Po = $72 = Price before discount.
To find the sale price, you first need to determine the discount amount. In this case, the discount is 50% off, which means you are paying only 50% of the original price.
Let "x" represent the original price.
You can calculate the discount amount by multiplying the original price by the discount percentage:
Discount amount = x * 50% = 0.5x
The sale price is obtained by subtracting the discount amount from the original price:
Sale price = Original price - Discount amount
Sale price = x - 0.5x
Given that the sale price is $36, you can set up the equation:
$36 = x - 0.5x
To solve this equation, combine like terms:
$36 = 0.5x
Divide both sides of the equation by 0.5:
$36 / 0.5 = x
x = $72
So, the original price before the discount was $72.