Question

A pair of pants was on sale for 40% off. The sale price of the pants was $18.00. What was the original price of the pants?

Answer 1

The original price of the pants was $30.

Explanation:

Let x be equal to the original price of the pants.

Because the pants are 40% off, their final price was 60% of the original price. 60% as a decimal is 0.6. Using this information, we can set up the following equation and solve:

0.6x=18

Divide both sides by 0.6

0.6x/0.6=18/0.6

x=30

I hope this helps!