Question

A suit is on sale for 72% off. The sale price is $263.20.
What is the regular price?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The sale price ( The marked price ) :- $263.20

Discount :- 72%

Discount :- marked 100 ,Discount 72 ,Seliing ( Regular ) 28

Regular price :- 263.20 × 28 / 100

$ 73.69

Answer 2

940

Explanation:

To find the original price of something that been discount do the following:

• Subtract the discount from 100 to get the percentage of the original price.
• Multiply the final price by 100.
• Divide by the percentage in Step One.

Or we can do the following:

We shall consider the original price as x; hence the discount can be considered as (x−263.20). We can write the equation:

x · 72/100=x - 263.20

x · 18/25 = x - 263.20

Multiply both sides by 25

18x = 25(x - 263.20)

Open the brackets.

18x = 25x-6580

Add 6580 to each side.

6580 +18x = 25x

Subtract 18x from each side.

6580 = 7x

Subtract 7x from each side.

x = 940

Check Answer:

940 * 72% = 676.80

940 - 676.80=263.20

Hence, the regular price is 940.

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