Question

A desk is on sale for $176.80, which is 26% of the regular price. What is the regular price?

Answer 1

ANSWER

$\begin{equation*} \ 680 \end{equation*}$

EXPLANATION

Let the regular price of the desk be x.

$176.80 is 26% of the regular price of the x. This implies that:

$176.80=\frac{26}{100}*x$

To find the regular price of the desk, solve the equation for x:

$\begin{gathered} 176.80*100=26*x \\ \Rightarrow x=\frac{176.80*100}{26} \\ x=\ 680 \end{gathered}$

That is the regular price of the desk.