a distributor sells a product through an online store , which take a commission of 20 % of the price set by the distributor . the distributor obtains the product from a producer at the price of $ 18 per item . what is the price that the buyer observers online if the distributor wants to maintain a 20 % profit on the cost of the item ?
"let x be the price that buyers see online . the distributor wants to receive 1.2 ( original price ) which should be 80 % of x . 1.2 ( 18 ) = 0.8 x x = 1.2 ( 18 ) / 0.8 = 1.5 ( 18 ) = $ 27 the answer is c ."
divide(add(multiply(divide(20, const_100), 18), 18), divide(subtract(const_100, 20), const_100))