Reid's Hardware discounts all riding lawnmowers 6% to customers paying in cash. If Trey paid $1,278.75 in cash for a riding lawnmower, then what was the original price of the lawnmower?

$ 1360.37

Step-by-step explanation:

Suppose we call the original price of the lawnmower x.

That means, to get a discount, the equation would be,

x * 1 -  x * 6% = 1278.75

= (94/100) * x = 1278.75

= (47/50) * x = 1278.75

x = 1278.75 * 47 / 50

= 1360.37

what chart am i supposed to follow?

yes, gavin is right.

step-by-step explanation:

gavin is correct. 

this problem is about converting 9% per year to how many percent per quarter. the rate is still the same. it only differed in the time period. so, through dimensional analysis,

9% per year  × (1 year / 4 quarters) = 2.25% per quarter

if he was asked to convert 9% per year to how many percent per quarter  compounded quarterly, then you will not simply divide by four. this is because compounding is not linear.

hope this , have a good day. c;