Question

The price of all rail tickets increased by 5 %.

The price of a rail ticket from London to Ipswich increased by £2.30

Work out the price of the ticket before the increase.

Answer 1

Explanation:

New price = (1 + 5%) x old price

New price = 1.05 x old price

old price = 2.3 / 1.05

Old price = £2.19

Answer 2

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Answer:

£46

Explanation:

The increase is ...

0.05 · price = £2.30

Multiplying by 20 gives ...

price = 20(£2.30) = £46.00

The price of the ticket before the increase was £46.00.