Question

Ricardo purchased a bunk bed for his children fora sale price of $276.25. The sale price was 65% of the original price. Calculate the original price of the bunk bed (in dollars).

Answer 1

Use the formula S=P-PD

S is sale price, original price is P, and PD is discounted percent,

276.25=P-P(.65), I turned the percent into a decimal.

276.25=P(1-.65)

276.25=P(1-.65)

276.25=P(.35)

Now cross multiply.

$\frac{276.26}{.35}=\frac{P(.35)}{.35}\\\\P=\frac{276.26}{.35}=789.31$

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