Question

If a customer uses a discount code that offers a 25% discount and free shipping, the hammer will cost $17.25. There is no sales tax if the customer buys the hammer online.

What is the original price of the hammer from the online retailer?

Answer 1

The online price with 25% off is $17.25.

The original price is $21.56

To find the original price, you will multiply the discount price by 25%, or 0.25.

0.25 * 17.25 = 4.3125 or 4.31

Now you will ad that to the discount price to find the original price:

4.31 + 17.25 = 21.56

The original price was $21.56.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

$21.56

Explanation:

What is a percentage?

A percentage is a ratio, or a number expressed in the form of a fraction of 100. Percentages are often used to express a part of a total.

To solve this, we can multiply the price by 1.25.

• 17.25 × 1.25 = 21.5625 (21.56 rounded)

Why do we multiply by 1.25?

We multiply by 1.25 because in order to solve for the original price of an object that was 25% off, we have to add that 25% back. The reason we don't multiply by 0.25 is because if we were to do so, the price would be getting smaller, not larger.

Therefore, the original price is $21.56