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QuestionA local Barnes and Noble paid a $80.35\$ 80.35 net price for each hardbound atlas. The publisher offered a 15%15 \% trade discount. What was the publisher's list price?
Note: Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

1. The net price is given as $80.35 \$80.35.
2. A trade discount of 15%15\% was applied to the list price to arrive at the net price.
3. The list price is the price before the trade discount was applied.
4. The final answer should be rounded to the nearest cent.

STEP 2

1. Define the relationship between the list price, trade discount, and net price.
2. Set up the equation to solve for the list price.
3. Solve the equation for the list price.
4. Round the list price to the nearest cent.

STEP 3

Define the relationship between the list price (denoted as PP), the trade discount (denoted as dd), and the net price (denoted as NN).
The net price is given by: N=P×(1d) N = P \times (1 - d)
Given: N=80.35 N = 80.35 d=0.15 d = 0.15

STEP 4

Set up the equation based on the relationship defined in STEP_1. Substitute the known values into the equation:
80.35=P×(10.15) 80.35 = P \times (1 - 0.15)

STEP 5

Simplify the equation to solve for PP:
80.35=P×0.85 80.35 = P \times 0.85
To isolate PP, divide both sides by 0.850.85:
P=80.350.85 P = \frac{80.35}{0.85}

STEP 6

Calculate the value of PP:
P=80.350.8594.53 P = \frac{80.35}{0.85} \approx 94.53

STEP 7

Round the list price to the nearest cent. In this case, the calculated value is already to the nearest cent, so:
P=94.53 P = 94.53
The publisher's list price was $94.53\$94.53.

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