Question

During a sale, a shop gave a storewide discount of 20%. Mrs Tan bought a handbag for $96. What was the price of the handbag before the discount?

Answer 1

120 dollars ($120)

Explanation:

(x = original price)

(0.8 is from 0.2 (20 percent) being discounted, meaning 96 is 80% {0.8} of the original price)

x × 0.8 = 96

÷ 0.8 ÷0.8

x = 120

check: 120 × 0.2 = 24

(20 percent of 120 is 24)

120 - 24 = 96

So, the original price was 120 dollars

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remember: percentage can be found by multiplying by 0.percentage

for example, 10% of 100 = 100 × 0.10 = 10

also written as: 100 × 0.1 = 10