Question

Trey bought a suit on sale for $741. This price was 24% less than the original price. What was the original price?

Answer 1

If x is the orginal price of the suit, then, you can write the following equation:

$x-\frac{24}{100}x=741$

which means that is you subtract the 24% of the original price (24/100 * x) to the original price (x) you obtain 741.

By solving for x, you obtain:

$\begin{gathered} x-0.24x=741 \\ 0.76x=741 \\ x=\frac{741}{0.76} \\ x=975 \end{gathered}$

Hence, the original price of the suit was $975