Question

Karisma bought a pair of jeans for $45 during a 20% off sale. What was the original price of the jeans?

Answer 1

The original price of the jeans was $54.

Explanation:

We are given that Karisma paid $45 for a pair of jeans and that the pair of jeans were a part of a 20% discount sale.

The price that Karisma purchased the jeans for is the discount price. We need to find the original price.

If the jeans were discounted by 20%, we can multiply the sale price by 100% + 20% to get the original price.

Firstly, let's add the percentages together.

`100\% + 20\% = 120\%`

Then, we need to convert our percentage to a decimal.

`\displaystyle (120\%)/(100\%)=1.20`

Finally, we can multiply our discount price by the decimal to find the original price.

`\$45 * 1.20 = \$54`

Therefore, the original price of the jeans was $54.