Affer being discounted 10% a weather radio sells for $44.96. find the original price.

The original price was $49.96.  

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x by the original price.

We are paying 90% of the item since 10% has been taken off.

That is we have that we are paying:

0.9x

This amount is also given as 44.96.

This means we want to solve:

0.9x=44.96

Divide both sides by 0.9:

x=44.96  /  0.9

x=49.96

So the original price is approximately 49.96 .

Let's check this.

If the original price is 49.96 dollars and you get a 10% discount, how much would you pay in the end.

So we are taking 10% of 49.96 off of 49.96.

That we are doing:

49.96-0.1(49.96)

49.96-4.996

44.96 approximately

So it checks out.

The original price was $49.96.  

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