Question

A pair of jeans is on sale for $30. If this price represents a 20% discount from the original price, what is the original price to the nearest cent ?

Answer 1

Given Data:

The sale price of the jeans is: s=$30

The discount is: d=20%

The expression to calculate the original price is,

`s=P*(d)/(100)`

Here P represents the original price.

`\begin{gathered} 30=P*(20)/(100) \\ P=30*(100)/(20) \\ =30*5 \\ P=150 \end{gathered}`

Thus, the original price of the jeans is $150.