Ahand-held digital music player was marked down by 1/4 of the original price. a. if the sales price is $128.00, what is the original price? b. if the item was marked up by 1/2 before it was placed on the sales floor, what was that the store paid for the digital player.?

a) The original price of music player is $170.66

b)If the item was marked up by 1/2 before it was placed on the sales floor, the store paid $213.325 for the digital player.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the original price be x

A hand-held digital music player was marked down by 1/4 of the original price.

So, Discount =

So, Sale price =

We are given that  the sales price is $128.00

So,

a) The original price of music player is $170.66

The item was marked up by 1/2 before it was placed on the sales floor.

So, Cost =

Cost =

b)If the item was marked up by 1/2 before it was placed on the sales floor, the store paid $213.325 for the digital player.

146%

step-by-step explanation:

1. 3.4/4

2. 0.8/7

3. 0.5 x 3

4. 0.9 x 6

5. 10.8

6. 2.35

7. 0.567

8. 9.35

9. 0.02

10. 0.06

11. 0.16

12. 0.42

13. 0.63

14. 5.6

15. 8.1

16. 9.9

17. 0.28

18. 0.48

19. 0.27

20. 0.49

21. 0.45

22. 0.72

23. 0.9

24. 0.88

25. 0.75

26. 0.16

27. 0.328

28. 0.495

29. 0.72

30. 1.068