Question

Barbara saw a drill marked $28 this was 87.5% of the original price what was the original price

Answer 1

Let x be the original price,

$\dfrac{28}{x} = .875$

$x = \dfrac{28}{.875} = 32$

Answer: $32

Answer 2

ANSWER:  

The original price of the saw was $32.

SOLUTION:

Given, Barbara saw a drill marked $28 this was 87.5% of the original price.

We need find what was the original price of that saw.

Let, the original price of saw be p.

Now, according to given information,  

$28 was 87.5% of the original price

28 = 87.5% of original price

$\begin{array}{l}{28=87.5 \% \times p} \\ {28=\frac{87.5}{100} \times p}\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{l}{28 \times 100=87.5 \times p} \\ {P=\frac{2800}{87.5}}\end{array}$

p = 32

Hence, the original price of the saw was $32.