Question

jerry receives a 15% employee discount at the store where he works. if he pays $219.30 for an item, what was the original price of the item?

Answer 1

Here's the math to solve it:
Original price = $219.30 ÷ (100% - 15%)
Original price = $219.30 ÷ 85%
Original Price = $258

Discount: $258 x 15% = $38.70

Amount paid by employee: $258 - 38.70 = 219.30

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Given:
Employee discount 15%.
Amount paid by employee - $219.30

If the discount is 15%, then the amount paid by the employee is only 85% of the original price. Therefore, to get the original price, we do this computation.

Original price = amount paid by employee ÷ (100%-employee discount)

O.P = $219.30 ÷ (100% - 15%)
O.P = $219.30 ÷ 85%
Original Price = $258

Discount : $258 * 15% = $38.70

Amount paid by employee : $258 - 38.70 = 219.30