Question

Paula bought a ski jacket on sale for $7 less than half its original price. She paid $83 for the jacket. What was the original price?

Answer 1

p = original price

`\stackrel{ \textit{7 less than half} }{\stackrel{ \textit{half price} }{\cfrac{p}{2}}~~ - ~~7}~~ = ~~83\implies \cfrac{p}{2}=90\implies p=180`