menu
Qammunity.org
Login
Register
My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites
Lily buys a sweater that is on sale for $42, which is 75% of the original price of the sweater. What was the original price of the sweater?
Ask a Question
Questions
Unanswered
Tags
Ask a Question
Lily buys a sweater that is on sale for $42, which is 75% of the original price of the sweater. What was the original price of the sweater?
asked
Jul 19, 2017
24.4k
views
0
votes
Lily buys a sweater that is on sale for $42, which is 75% of the original price of the sweater. What was the original price of the sweater?
Mathematics
middle-school
Kernix
asked
by
Kernix
8.1k
points
answer
comment
share this
share
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
Please
log in
or
register
to answer this question.
2
Answers
7
votes
42 dollars is 75% so 25% is 14 and 100% is 56
Robin Pyon
answered
Jul 19, 2017
by
Robin Pyon
8.2k
points
ask related question
comment
share this
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
3
votes
We have an equation: 42/? = 75/100
Cross multiply:
75*? = 42*100
⇒ ? = 42*100/75= 56
The original price of the sweater was $56
.
Hope this helps~
Koyaga
answered
Jul 25, 2017
by
Koyaga
8.3k
points
ask related question
comment
share this
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
← Prev Question
Next Question →
Related questions
asked
Oct 5, 2017
15.1k
views
Lily buys a sweater that is on sale for $42, which is 75% of the original price of the sweater. What was the original price of the sweater? a. $168 b. $31 c. $56 d. $73
MarJano
asked
Oct 5, 2017
by
MarJano
8.8k
points
Mathematics
high-school
2
answers
5
votes
15.1k
views
asked
Feb 13, 2017
75.6k
views
Lily buys a sweater that is on sale for $42, which is 75% of the original price of the sweater. What was the original price of the sweater?
SWilko
asked
Feb 13, 2017
by
SWilko
7.8k
points
Mathematics
middle-school
1
answer
1
vote
75.6k
views
asked
Nov 8, 2016
60.2k
views
Lily buys a sweater that is on sale for $42, which is 75% of the original price of the sweater. What was the original price of the sweater? A) $168 B) $31 C) $56 D) $73
Amir Yonatan
asked
Nov 8, 2016
by
Amir Yonatan
8.1k
points
Mathematics
middle-school
2
answers
4
votes
60.2k
views
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.
9.4m
questions
12.2m
answers
Categories
All categories
Mathematics
(3.7m)
History
(955k)
English
(903k)
Biology
(716k)
Chemistry
(440k)
Physics
(405k)
Social Studies
(564k)
Advanced Placement
(27.5k)
SAT
(19.1k)
Geography
(146k)
Health
(283k)
Arts
(107k)
Business
(468k)
Computers & Tech
(195k)
French
(33.9k)
German
(4.9k)
Spanish
(174k)
Medicine
(125k)
Law
(53.4k)
Engineering
(74.2k)
Other Questions
How do you can you solve this problem 37 + y = 87; y =
What is .725 as a fraction
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
Twitter
WhatsApp
Facebook
Reddit
LinkedIn
Email
Link Copied!
Copy
Search Qammunity.org