Stacia has saved $36 towards the purchase of a new MP3 player. This is 28% of the total price. What is the price of the MP3 player?

x − p r i ce o f MP 3 pl a yer 28% = 0.28 100% = 1 F ro m p ro p or t i o n : 0.28 − 36 1 − x 0.28 x = 36 ∣ : 0.28 x = 128.57 Mp 3 pl a yer cos t $128.57

Answered by luana | 2024-06-10

The **price **of the mp3 player is $128.57 .
Given,
**Stacia **saved **$36 **in purchase of mp3 player .
Let the **total **price of **mp3 player **be x dollars .
According to the question, **28% **of the total price is $36 . so in **equation **form we can write it as follows,
28% o f x = 36
100 28 ​ × x = 36 x = 28 36 × 100 ​
x = 7 900 ​
x = 128.57
Hence the total price of the mp3 player is $**128.57 **.
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Answered by deepakrai138 | 2024-06-15

The total price of the MP3 player is approximately $128.57. This is calculated based on Stacia's saved amount being 28% of the total price. By setting up an equation and solving for x, we can determine the price.
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Answered by deepakrai138 | 2025-01-10