SALE 20% off original price! Lamar buys a gold ring during the sale. If Lamar pays $216, what was the original price? Submit

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asked Aug 23, 2022 159k views

2 Answers

Bjorn Morrhaye · Answer 1 · 2022-08-26T03:09:05+0000

Answer:

Explanation:

Original price is x, then the sale price is:

If 0.8x is 216, then x is:

Jered · Answer 2 · 2022-08-28T02:45:19+0000

Answer:

$270

Explanation:

Let x be the original price of the ring.

If the ring has been discounted by 20%, then it is now 80% of its original price, since 100% - 20% = 80%.

$\implies 80\% \textsf{ of }x = \$216$

$\implies (80)/(100)x = 216$

Multiply both sides by 100:

$\implies (80x)/(100) \cdot 100=216 \cdot 100$

$\implies 80x=21600$

Divide both sides by 80:

$\implies (80x)/(80)=(21600)/(80)$

$\implies x=270$

Therefore, the original price of the ring was $270.