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Problem
Heather compares the price of a new computer at two different stores. Store offers
off the sticker price followed by a
rebate, and store
offers
off the same sticker price with no rebate. Heather saves
by buying the computer at store
instead of store
. What is the sticker price of the computer, in dollars?
Solution
Let the sticker price be .
The price of the computer is at store
, and
at store
.
Heather saves at store
, so
.
Solving, we find , and the thus answer is
.
See Also
2008 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
2008 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |