Question

A violin was on sale of 35% off. The sale price is $32.50. What was the original price?

Answer 1

A violin was on sale of 35% off. The sale price is $32.50. What was the original price?​

Let

x -------> the original price

we have that

100%-35%=65%=65/100=0.65

therefore

0.65x=32.50

solve for x

x=32.50/0.65

x=$50

answer is $50