Chapter 2.2, Problem 23P

The selling price of a television in a retail store is $66 less than 3 times the wholesale price. If the selling price of a television is $899, write and solve an equation to find the wholesale price of the television.

To determine

To find:The wholesale price of the television.

Answer to Problem 23P

The wholesale price of a television is $\$321.67$

Explanation of Solution

Given information:The selling price of a television in a retail store is $\$66$ less than 3 times the wholesale price. The selling price of a television is $\$899$ .

Calculation:Let the wholesale price of a television be x .

According to the problem,

  $\begin{array}{l}3x-66=899\\ \Rightarrow 3x=899+66\\ \Rightarrow 3x=965\\ \Rightarrow x=\frac{965}{3}\\ \Rightarrow x=321.67\end{array}$

Thus, the wholesale price of a television is $\$321.67$