Question

At a sale this week, a desk is being sold for $272. This is 80% of the original price.

What is the original price?

Answer 1

$340

Explanation:

You want to know the original price of a desk priced such that $272 is 80% of its original price.

Original price

We can write the relation as an equation. If p represents the original price, then we have ...

$272 = 80% × p

p = $272/0.80 = $340 . . . . . . . divide by the coefficient of p

The original price is $340.

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