Question

Rebates The advertised price of a DVD player is $185aftera$30 mail-in rebate. Using the verbal model below, write and solve an equation to find the price of the DVD player before the rebate is applied.

Short answer

Price of the DVD player before the rebate applied$=\$215.$

Step-by-step solution

Step-1- calculating price before rebate

Let Price before rebate be$x$.

Price before rebate - rebate amount = Price after rebate

Step-2-Substituting given values

On substituting values,

$x-30=185$.

Adding$30$on both sides

$\begin{array}{c}x-30+30=185+30\\ x=185+30\\ x=215\end{array}$

Step-3- Conclusion

Therefore, price of the DVD player before the rebate applied$=x=\$215$ .