Question

The price of a netball dress is reduced by 17% in a sale. The sale price is £53.95. What was the original price of the netball dress? Give your answer in pounds (£)

Answer 1

£63.12

Explanation:

53.95 is price after discount, to revert the price to its original amount you can use the following formula:

dp = discounted price

dp x (1+17%(0.17) = answer

53.95 x (1+0.17) = 63.1215

Rounded = £63.12

Answer 2

Answer:

p = £65

Explanation:

Let's call the original price of the netball dress "p". We know that the sale price is £53.95, which is 17% less than the original price, so we can set up the equation:

p - 0.17p = 53.95

Simplifying the left side by factoring out p, we get:

0.83p = 53.95

Dividing both sides by 0.83, we get:

p = 65

Therefore, the original price of the netball dress was £65.