Question

Question #f33a4

Answer 1

`$1.17`

Explanation:

Let's let `x` be the original cost of the apple.

Translating the words to an equation:

`x(1.1543)=1.35`

`x=1.35/1.1543=$1.17`

`15.43%` in decimal is `0.1543`. Since the question says the price went up and they gave us the total cost, we multiply by `1+0.1543`.

On the the hand, if they said the price went down by `15.43%`, we would multiply by `1-0.1543` or `0.8457`.