Question

An item was marked down 3/4 of its original price and now cost $180. What is the original price?

We eat 3/5 of a box of cookies and there are 60 cookies left. How many cookies were initially in the box?

Answer 1

2. 240 3. 100

Explanation:

2. Create a chart 3/4 and 180/x and place them side by side

multiply 4 times 180 then divide by 3 to get 240

3 Create another chart 3/5 then 60/x and multiply 5 times 60 and divide that by 3 to get 100