I need help..

At an electronics store, the price of a tablet is marked down 15% to $212.50.

What was the price of the tablet before the markdown?

I think is $244.38

The correct answer is $250.00 if any of you need help :)

i don't really understand

grip

To find the price of the tablet before the markdown, you can use the following steps:

1. Let's assume the original price of the tablet is x dollars.
2. The markdown is 15%, which means the tablet is being sold for 85% of its original price.
3. To calculate 85% of x, you multiply x by 0.85 (since 85% can also be expressed as 0.85).
4. So, the equation becomes: 0.85x = $212.50 (after the markdown).
5. Divide both sides of the equation by 0.85 to isolate x: x = $212.50 / 0.85 = $250.
6. Therefore, the price of the tablet before the markdown was $250.

Based on these steps, the price of the tablet before the markdown is $250, not $244.38.

Why would you think that?

Then you should be able to take 15% of your 244.38 and subtract it from your answer and get 212.50 ??? Nope! you are wrong.

However, isn't the 212.50 85% of the original price ??