Question

Joyce paid $50 for an item at the store that was 45 percent of the original price. What was the original price?

Answer 1

Answer:

$69 is the original price

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Answer 2

Original price of the item is $111.1

What is percentage?

Percentage, a relative value indicating hundredth parts of any quantity.

A percentage is a number or ratio that can be expressed as a fraction of 100.

According to the question

Joyce paid $50 for an item at the store that was 45 percent of the original price.

Let original price be x

Based on the given conditions

45% of x = 50

⇒ 0.45x = 50

⇒ 0.45x = 50

⇒ x  = $\frac{50}{0.45}$

⇒ x = $111.1

Thus, original price of the item is $111.1.

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