Question

A 7 in. medium-angle grinder is on sale for $117.60 and is marked as being 20% off. What was the original list price?

(Type a whole number or an exact decimal. If the decimal does not terminate round two decimal places)

Answer 1

the original list price of the grinder was $147

Explanation:

If the sale price is 20% off the original price, then the sale price is 100% - 20% = 80% of the original price. We can set up the equation:

Sale price = 0.8 * original price

We know the sale price is $117.60, so we can substitute and solve for the original price:

117.60 = 0.8 * original price

original price = 117.60 / 0.8

original price = 147

Therefore, the original list price of the grinder was $147.