After the price was decreased by 15%, it became $2176. What would the price in each of the cases

The price was $2560.

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be the original price

x - 15% = 2176 (The price was decreased by 15% and became $2176)

Convert the percentage to decimal form by the percentage dividing by 100, which is the same thing as moving the decimal to the left by two places.

15% = 0.15

0.15x is the value that was shaved off of 2176.

1 - 0.15 = 0.85

Write a new equation and isolate x

0.85x = 2176

x = 2176/0.85 Divide both sides by 0.85

x = 2560