Question

Mr. H bought pants for one of us chickens. She paid only $28.80 after they were discounted 20%. What was the original price before the 20% discount?

Answer 1

Given :

• Mr H paid $ 28.80 for the pants .
• The discount offered was 20%.

To Find :

• The original price before the discount .

Solution :

Let the original price before the discount be x . Then the discount offered would be ,

→ 20% of x

→ 20x/100

So the Selling price would be ,

→ x - 20x/100

→ 80x/100

According to the question ,

→ 80x/100 = $28.80

→ x = $28.80 *100/80

→ x = $36

Hence the original price was $36 .

Answer 2

original price = $36

Explanation:

if she got discount: 100% - 20% = 80%

so,

80% ---> $28.80

1% --> $28.80 / 80

We know original is 100%:

100% --> ($28.80 / 80) * 100 = $36