Question

50% OFF! The sale price of a refrigerator is $300. What was the original price?

Answer 1

$600

Explanation:

Because 50% is just half of the original price. It would be adding 300 back to itself.

For example. Let's answer the same problem just with a different number. $200 for example.

200 is 50% of what? What is 200 half of? 400.

Answer 2

Because 50% is equal to one half you divide by 2 to get the 300 so you multiply 300 by 2 and get
$600