Answer:
18.3
Step-by-step explanation: Here i'll give you my notes for finding original price
1. make the percent into a decimal
2. subtract the decimal by 1
3. divide the number you just got and the decimal you got from the first step
The answer is 24.5 because

so you add 5.5 from 19 to get the answer
The increase in price is 140% of the original price.
The original price was 100% of the original price since 100% is a whole quantity.
Now the new price is 140% more than it was, so the new price is
100% + 140% of the old price.
100% + 140% = 240%
Now we find 240% of $50.
To find a percent of a number, multiply the percent by the number.
240% of $50 =
= 240% * $50
= 2.4 * $50
= $120
Answer: 10 ft of gold wire now costs $120
Gold wire now costs $12 per foot.