Question

At a scale, hats were sold for $15 each. This price was 60% of their original price. What was the original price?

Answer 1

Explanation

Let the original price of the hat be x.

Therefore,

$\begin{gathered} \frac{60}{100}\times x=15 \\ \frac{3}{5}x=15 \\ \text{Cross multiply} \\ 3x=15\times5 \\ x=\frac{15\times5}{3} \\ x=\text{ \ 25} \end{gathered}$

Answer: $25