Question

A store is having a sale to celebrate President's Day. Every item in the store is advertised as one-fifth off the original price. If an item is marked with a sale price of $140 what was its original price?

Im having trouble with this question. Can someone please show the answer and explain??

Answer 1

Original Price: $ 175.00 Sale Price: 20% OFF Price: $ 140.00 20 percent off of 175 dollars is equal to 140 dollars so $175 is the answer.

Answer 2

Lets look at what we know so far:
♥ Sale Price: 20% 
♥ Original Price: $175.00
♥ Off Price: $140.00
Gather the information and solve: 
20% off of $175
= $140
=$175 
Final answer: $175