Jason went shopping he bought a watch and a pair of trainers for a total price of £53.55 this price includes 15% loyalty discount. Before the discounts the trainers were priced at £38. Work out the price of the watch before the discount

Answer: price of the watch before the discount is £23.5825

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the original price of the watch.

Jason went shopping he bought a watch and a pair of trainers for a total price of £53.55. This price includes 15% loyalty discount. The value of the discount is

15/100 * 53.55 = 8.0325

This means that the original cost of both items is

53.55 + 8.0325 = 61.5825

Before the discounts, the trainers were priced at £38. Therefore,

38 + x = 61.5825

x = 61.5825 - 38

x = 23.5825