Question

At a sale this week, a desk is being sold for 128.80. This is a 72% discount from the original price. What is the original price?

Answer 1

$460

Explanation:

If the 128.80 is the price of the desk after a 72% discount, it means that 128.80 is 100-72=28% of the original price.

From here, we can divide 128.80 by 28 to find what 1% of the price is then multiply the value by 100 to find 100%, or the original price.

128.80/28 = 4.6

4.6 x 100 = 460

Original price = $460

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