A discount of 16% saved Jackie $38 on office supplies. What was the price of the supplies before the discount?

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You have two kinds of data $ and %!
Align them properly and perform cross multiplication.

16% corresponds to $38 as
100% corresponds to $x

Following this, x = (38*100)/16 = $237.5, which is the original price before the discount.

AnnZ [12.3K]2 months ago

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Conclusion: The cost of the supplies prior to the discount is $237.5.

Step-by-step breakdown: Given that Jackie saved $38 on office supplies due to a 16% discount.

We need to find the price of the supplies before the discount.

Let $x represent the pre-discount price of the supplies.

Thus, according to the information provided, we can say that

$16\%\times x=38\\\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{16}{100}\times x=38\\\\\Rightarrow 16x=3800\\\\\Rightarrow x=\dfrac{3800}{16}\\\\\Rightarrow x=237.5.$

Consequently, the price of the supplies before the discount is $237.5.

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