Mara put down 7.5% on the purchase of her new home. If she put down $14.175, find the purchase price of the home

Given:

Mara put down 7.5% on the purchase of her new home.

She put down $14.175.

To find:

The purchase price of the home.

Solution:

Let x be the purchase price of the home.

According to the question,

Put down = 7.5% of the purchase price of the home.

Divide both sides by 0.075.

Therefore, the purchase price of the home is $189.

35x 3= 105

step-by-step explanation:

35+35= 70   70 + 35= 105