Question

Keith bought a table on sale for $104.40. This price was 71% less than the original price. What was the original price?

Answer 1

Since the price was 71% less than the original price, then, $104.40 corresponds to 29% of the original price (29+71=100).

Let x be the original price. Since x corresponds to 100% and $104.40 corresponds to 29%, then:

$\frac{x}{100\%}=\frac{104.40}{29\%}$

Solve for x:

$x=\frac{104.40}{29\%}\times100\%=360$

Therefore, the original price was $360.