Question

at a clearance sale, the price of a VCR was discounted 40%. the discounted price was 375. what was the original price?

Answer 1

If you would like to find the original price, you can calculate this using the following steps:

100% - 40% = 60%

x ... the original price
60% of x is 375
60% * x = 375
60/100 * x = 375
x = 375 * 100 / 60
x = 625

The original price was 625.