The bike store marks up the wholesale cost of all of the bikes they sell by 30%. andre wants to buy a bike that has a price tag of $125. what was the wholesale cost of this bike? if the bike is discounted by 20%, how much will andre pay (before tax)?

The wholesale cost of this bike is $96.15.

Andre will pay after discount is $100.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Price tag of a bike that Andre wants to buy = $125

The bike store marks up the whole sale price of all the bikes by 30%

So, the wholesale cost of this bike ('x'say) will be given as

So, the wholesale cost of this bike is $96.15.

if the bike is discounted by 20%,

then Andre will pay is given by

So, Andre will pay after discount is $100.

$96.15

$100

Step-by-step explanation:

If the store puts 30% on the wholesale price, it means that everything is 30% more than its wholesale cost. If the bike is $125 we can calcualte the wholesale price by subtracting 30%. Let x be the wholesale price. We can write an expression relating the price after 30% on the wholesale price:

Solve for x:

The whole sale price was $96.15

If the bike was discounted by 20%: