Question

Mr & Mrs Brown bought a new kitchen table for $450 it was 75% of the original price determine the original price of the kitchen table

Answer 1

The answer is $112.50.
If you take $450 and divide it by 0.75 you get 337.5 and you subtract that from the original $450.

Answer 2

The original price of the kitchen table is $600

How to determine the original price of the kitchen table

Mr & Mrs Brown kitchen table was bought for $450

This amount is 75% of the original price = 0.75

Let's denote the original price of the kitchen table as P

So, 0.75 * P = 450

divides through by 0.75

P = 450/0.75

P = 600

Therefore, the original price of the kitchen table was $600