Question

A sweater is on sale for $12.00, which is 40% off of its original price. What was the original price of the sweater?

Answer 1

It's 20 dollars. And you save 8 dollars.

Answer 2

Answer:

The original price of the sweater was $\ 20$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x-----> the original price of the sweater

we know that

$100\%-40\%=60\%=\frac{60}{100}=0.60$

$0.60x=12$

solve for x

Divide by $0.60$ both sides

$x=12/0.60=\ 20$