John is weighing the choice between buying a new car versus a used car john has saved money to make a down payment but wants to keep his costs low john decides to purchase the new car evaluate john decision

John would have been correct in either choice. Buying a new car should keep repair bills at a minimum except for general maintenance. Buying a used car could yield a lot more problems, financially, if the dealership did not do proper repairs.

162.72

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's take the final price as x

What has been said is that before the sale, the price had been 3x, since the price would be three time higher. After the sale we divide the price by 3 and get price in the question. So, 53.24 multiplied by three is equal to the initial price before the sale. 1/3, just means that everything is cut off 3 times. You can prove this be adding 54.24, the price now, with two times itself or just multiplying 54.24 by three.