Question

A store purchased a piece of artwork then marked up the price 350% before selling to customers. If the artwork was sold for $52.50, what was its original price?

Answer 1

$\begin{gathered} \text{let's original price was x.} \\ \text{its marked upto}\Rightarrow x\times\frac{350}{100}=3.5x \\ So,\Rightarrow3.5x=52.5 \\ x=15\text{ \ } \end{gathered}$