Question

Keith bought a table on sale for $104.40. This price was 71% less than the original price. What was the original price?

Answer 1

Since the price was 71% less than the original price, then, $104.40 corresponds to 29% of the original price (29+71=100).

Let x be the original price. Since x corresponds to 100% and $104.40 corresponds to 29%, then:

`(x)/(100\%)=(104.40)/(29\%)`

Solve for x:

`x=(104.40)/(29\%)*100\%=360`

Therefore, the original price was $360.