Question

The price of a computer after discounts was $1200. If the discount was 20%, what was the original sales price?

Answer 1

$1500!

20% off of $1500 would be $300. $1500 - $300 = $1200. Therefore the original sales price was $1500!

Answer 2

$1,500

Explanation:

The discounted amount is a function of the original amount. The discount when subtracted from the original sales price gives the price after discount.

If the amount after discount is $1200 and the discount is 20%, let the original sales price be x.

Then,

x - (20% × x) = $1200

80% × x = $1200

x = $1,500

The original sales price is $1,500