Question

Diego bought an IPAD on sale for $18 less than half its original price. He paid $212 for the IPAD. What was the original price?

Answer 1

Dear Student,
The amount of money paid for the ipad = $212
He paid $18 less than half the original price.
Let the original price be x
$$\begin{gathered} \frac{x}{2}-18=212 \\ \frac{{\displaystyle x}}{{\displaystyle 2}}=212+18=230 \\ x=230\times 2=460 \end{gathered}$$
Hence, the original price = $ 460

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