Question

After being discounted 40%, a weather radio sells for $35.97. find the original price. (round your answer to the nearest cent.) $

Answer 1

It is given in the question that

After being discounted 40%, a weather radio sells for $35.97.

It means the weather radio sells at a 60% of original price.

Let the original price be $x.

Therefore according to the question,

$60% \ of \ x = 35.97 \\ 0.6x = 35.97 \\ x = 59.95$

Therefore the original price of the weather radio is $59.95.