Question

a sweater was on sale for 40% off the regular price.Ella saved $20 by buying the sweater on sale. What was the regular price of the sweater?

Answer 1

If you divide 20 by 40% (20/.4) you get 50. The original price was $50 :)

Answer 2

The sweater has a discount with is 40% of the regular price.
She saved 20 dollars on the sweater that she bought.
Let's solve for the original price of the sweater then,
=> 20 dollars = 40%.
Let's look for the 60%.
=> 20 / 4 = 5 dollars is the 10% of the sweater's original price.
=> 5 dollars * 10 = 50 dollars
=> Thus the original price of the sweater is 50 dollars.