Question

Jamie bought a new pair of jeans for $\$10$ because the price marked was $75\%$ off the original price. What was the original price of the pair of jeans?

Answer 1

$40

Explanation:

Let

Original price = x

Selling price = $10

Discount = 75%

Selling price = original price - (Discount * original price)

10 = x - 75% of x

10 = x - 0.75 * x

10 = x - 0.75x

10 = 0.25x

x = 10/0.25

x = 40

Original price = x = $40