Question

noah bought a bookcase on sale for $120 which was 1/3 of the original price what was the original price of the book

Answer 1

Let x be the original price of the bookcase, then we can set the following equation:

`(1)/(3)x=120.`

Solving for x we get:

`x=120\cdot3=360.`

Answer: The original price of the bookcase is $360.