Question

If 5% of an item is $1.50, what is the original price?

Answer 1

Answer:

original price = $30.00

Step-by-step explanation:

note that the original price is 100% , then

1% = $1.50 ÷ 5 = $0.30 , so

100% = 100 × $0.30 = $30.00

Answer 2

Answer:

$30

Step-by-step explanation:

• if 5% of an item = $1.50
• then 100% of the item = ?

let the original price = x

$\frac{5}{100} = \frac{1.5}{x}$

$5x = 100 \times 1.5$

$5x = 150$

therefore

x = $30

so the original price is $30