Question

Joyce paid $149.50 for an item at the store that was 35 percent off the original price. What was the original price?

Answer 1

Remember that

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

Let

x ----> original price

we have that

0.65x=$149.50

solve for x

x=149.50/0.65

x=230

therefore

the original price was $230