Question

A store is having a 70% off sale. The sale price of an item is $135. What is the list price?

Answer 1

• $450

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We are given that:

• Discount = 70%;
• Sale price = $135;

We need to find the list price, x.

Use the following equation:

• sale price = list price - discount
• 135 = x - 70%
• 135 = x - 0.7x
• 135 = 0.3x
• x = 135/0.3
• x = 450

Therefore, the list price is $450.

Answer 2

$450

Explanation:

• If the sale price of an item is $135 and there is a 70% off sale, you can calculate the list price by dividing the sale price by (1 - discount percentage).

• In this case, the discount percentage is 70%, which can be written as 0.70.

• To find the list price:

Subtract the discount percentage from 1:

1 - 0.70 = 0.30.

Divide the sale price by the result:

$135 / 0.30 = 450

Calculating this expression, we find that the list price is approximately $450.

Therefore, the list price of the item is approximately $450.