23-07-2016
Mathematics

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A student at a university makes money by buying and selling used cars. Charles bought a used car and later sold it for a 15% profit. If he sold it for $4623, how much did Charles pay for the car?

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23-07-2016

So to answer this problem you would need to set up an equation as the original price and the 15% percent of the original price is unknown. If x is the original price then x + 15% of the original price will equal 4623.
x+ .15x=4623
Combine the like terms
1.15x=4623
Solve
x=4020

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