Question

A wedding dress is on sale for $225.00, which is 25% off of its original price. What was the original price of the dress?

Answer 1

So if the dress is 25% off, that means you are paying 75% of the original price.

sale price = original price x 0.75

225 = original price x 0.75

divide both sides by 0.75 to isolate original price

225/0.75 = (original price x 0.75)/0.75

300 = original price

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Answer 2

So if the dress is 25% off, that means you are paying 75% of the original price.

sale price = original price x 0.75
225 = original price x 0.75

divide both sides by 0.75 to isolate original price

225/0.75 = (original price x 0.75)/0.75
300 = original price