Question

A store has a

40% off sale on headphones. With this discount, the price of one pair of headphones is
$36.
What is the original price of the pair of headphones?

Answer 1

$60

Explanation:

If you received 40% off then you paid 60% of the price. To find the original price, write a proportion.

`(60)/(100)=(36)/(y)`

Solve by cross multiplying.

60y = 3600

y = 60