Question

James buys a watch that was reduced by 15% in a sale.

At the counter he paid £221
How much did the watch cost originally?
Remember to include units in your answer.

Answer 1

The original price of the watch was 260pounds

Explanation:

let the reduced price be x

(100%-15%)/100 of x=221

85x/100=221

85x=22100

there fore x=260pounds