An appliance store decreases a TV set 23% to a sale price of $485.87. What is the original price?
Also what is the sqrt of 25/36?
Thank you
Let original price = x
sale price = (1-0.23)x = 0.77x
So 0.77x = $485.87
So x = $485.87/0.77 = $631
= (sqrt25)/(sqrt36) =
= 5/6