8) Norbu buys a laptop on sale for \( \$ 451 \). This price is after a discount of \( 18 \% \). What is the original price of the laptop?

To find the original price of the laptop, we can use the formula for calculating the original price after a discount. If the sale price (after discount) is given, we can represent the original price as \( P \). The relationship can be expressed as: \[ \text{Sale Price} = \text{Original Price} \times (1 - \text{Discount Rate}) \] Here, the sale price is \( \$451\) and the discount rate is \( 18\% \) or \( 0.18 \). Thus, we have: \[ 451 = P \times (1 - 0.18) \] \[ 451 = P \times 0.82 \] Now, we solve for \( P \): \[ P = \frac{451}{0.82} \approx 550 \] So the original price of the laptop was approximately \( \$550 \)!