Question

A sweater is on sale for 40% off the regular price. Ella save $20 by buying the sweater on sale. What is the normal price?

Answer 1

$50

Explanation:

Sale on sweater = 40% .

Money saved = $20 .

Let original price be x then ,

=> 40% of x = $20

=> 40x/100 = $20

=> x = $20 *100/40

=> x = $ 50

Answer 2

The original price is $50

Explanation:

To find the normal price, we simply divide the amount she saves by the percentage of that savings. This will give us the original amount that it costs.

$20/40% = $50.