Question

A store is having a 20%-off sale on all merchandise. If Mai buys one item and saves $13, what was the original price of her purchase?

Show how I solve this problem

Answer 1

65

Explanation:

13$=20%(multiply by five to make 100%)

13$×5=65$

Answer 2

The original price of her purchase is $65.

Explanation:

Given : A store is having a 20%-off sale on all merchandise. If Mai buys one item and saves $13.

To find : What was the original price of her purchase?

Solution :

Let the original price of her purchase is $x.

Now, there is 20% off sale and save $13.

i.e. the equation became

`20\%\text{ of }x=13`

`(20)/(100)* x=13`

`x=(13* 100)/(20)`

`x=65`

Therefore, the original price of her purchase is $65.