Question

A bottle of perfume is on sale for $30 after a discount of 25%. What was the original price?

Answer 1

Answer: 40 $

Explanation:

Answer 2

$40

Explanation:

Since the discount is 25% off the original price, and 100% - 25% = 75%, then the sale price of $30 is 75% of the original price.

75% of x = $30

0.75x = 30

x = 30/0.75 = 30/(3/4)

x = 30 × 4/3

x = 40

Answer: $40