Solve this problem? what do you think it is?

Question

A costomer recieved a 2% discount for paying cash for her new computer. If she paid $2009 in cash, what was the amount of the discount?

Answer 1

$41?

Answer 2

Why is she buying a computer, if she waits till after Xmas day she will save even more. She should not pay cash, She needs to pay with a frequent flyer credit card. Then she gets miles as well. Does it matter is she is a costomer? I think costomers don't get discounts only Customers do. 2009 is also to much for a new computer, Why does it have to be new, she could buy a used computer for .50 cents on the dollar.

Answer 3

Start by writing a formula for the problem.

Let x be the original price. Then

x - x * .02 = 2009 (This means you subtract 2% of the original price from the original price to get 2009)

So then

x * (1 - 1 * .02) = 2009 (Here we are pulling out the x's)

Then

x * .98 = 2009 (Clearly 1 - 1 * .02 is .98)

So

(x * .98) / .98 = 2009 / .98 (We are dividing both sides by .98 to get x alone on one side)

Then

x = 2050.

Since the question isn't asking for the original price, but the discount, we still need to subtract the price paid from the discount to get:

2050 - 2009 = 41.

There's your answer.

Answer 4

First multiply 2009 by 2%. You'd get 40.18. Subract that from 2009, and you'd get 1968.82. The amount of the discount is 40.18. Good Luck!

Or it must have been 2009 + 40.18.. That's why she paid $2009.

Answer 5

2050 - 2009 = 41

Answer 6

$41

Answer 7

if you type in 2% and hit enter on a calculare you get .02 so 2009 * .02 = 40.18
the discount is $40.18

Answer 8

I'm not sure if i did it right, but I think the discount was for $41

Answer 9

$2050.

($2050 - 2% is $2009)

(Take $2009 and divide by .98) (.98 is 100-.02)

Answer 10

.98 * 2009