Question

Suppose a person just entered his favorite clothing store and found that everything in the store was marked at a discount of ​% 60 off. If the sale price of a shirt was ​$​ 16, what was its original​ price?

Answer 1

The original price was $40

Step-by-step explanation:

The list price is the sale price divided by the difference of 1 minus the result of discount divided by 100.

Answer 2

$26.67

Explanation:

60% times original price = 16

original price = 16 ÷ 60%

original price = 16 ÷ 60/100

original price = 16 ÷ 3/5

flip the fraction to multiply

original price = 16 * 5/3

original price = 80/3

original price = 26 2/3

original price = 26.67