Question

Today only, a suit is being sold at a 33% discount. The sale price is $603.

Answer 1

The original price of the suit was $900

Explanation:

Let p be the original price of the suit. If the sales price is $603, we can work backwards to (1 - 0.33)p = $603, which simplifies to 0.67p = $603. Dividing both sides by 0.67 yields the original price, p: p = $603/0.76 = $900

Answer 2

The suit would be $404.01

Because 603 / 100 = 6.03
6.03 x (100 - 33) = 404.01