Question

After a 5% sale discount, the price of an item became $38.00. What was the original price?

Answer 1

x 100%
$38 95%

(38)(100)/95=40
The original price was $40

Answer 2

The original price was
`\$40`

Explanation:

Let

x------> the original price

we know that

`100\%-5\%=95\%`

`95\%=(95)/(100)=0.95`

The equation that represent the situation is equal to

`0.95x=38`

Solve for x

Divide by
`0.95` both sides

`0.95x/0.95=38/0.95`

`x=38/0.95=\$40`