Question

A table is on sale for $224.40, which is 33% of the regular price.What is the regular price?

Answer 1

Answer: $335.93

Explanation:

To get the regular price of a discounted item, we will use the following formula:

$\text{ Discount}=\frac{(\text{ Regular Price - Selling Price })}{\text{ Regular Price }}$

From the given problem, we know that:

Discount % = 33% = 0.33

Selling Price = $224.40

Regular Price = 'x'

Substitute these to the formula and we will get:

$\begin{gathered} 0.33=\frac{(x-\ 224.40)}{x} \\ x=\ 334.93 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the regular price of the table would be $335.93