Question

After a 5% sale discount, the price of an item became $38.00. What was the original price?

Answer 1

x        100%
$38      95%

(38)(100)/95=40
The original price was $40

Answer 2

Answer:

The original price was $\ 40$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x------> the original price

we know that

$100\%-5\%=95\%$

$95\%=\frac{95}{100}=0.95$

The equation that represent the situation is equal to

$0.95x=38$

Solve for x

Divide by $0.95$ both sides

$0.95x/0.95=38/0.95$

$x=38/0.95=\ 40$