a suit is on sale for $214.60, which is 71% less than the regular price. What is the regular price?
+128631 a suit is on sale for $214.60, which is 71% less than the regular price. What is the regular price?
Well....if it's 71% less....it must only be worth 29% (.29) of what it used to be.
So....call "x" the regular price.
And 29% of x = what's it worth now (the sale price) ...... "of" means "multiply," so we have
.29 * x = 214.60 now divide by .29 on each side
x = 214.60 / .29 = $740
And that's the regular price......
+128631 a suit is on sale for $214.60, which is 71% less than the regular price. What is the regular price?
Well....if it's 71% less....it must only be worth 29% (.29) of what it used to be.
So....call "x" the regular price.
And 29% of x = what's it worth now (the sale price) ...... "of" means "multiply," so we have
.29 * x = 214.60 now divide by .29 on each side
x = 214.60 / .29 = $740
And that's the regular price......
