At a sale, Zeus of Olympus bought a fan for $140. This was 70% of its usual price. What was the usual price of the fan?

2 Answers
Sep 24, 2016

$200

Explanation:

x represents the original price. 70% of that price is 140, which can be represented by the equation.

0.7x = 140

Therefore x = 140/0.7

x = 200

$140/70xx100 = $200

Explanation:

Find the original price by dividing the sold price of $140 by the percentage 70%,

140/70

and multiply it by 100.

(140/70)xx100 = $200

Check to see if the answer is correct.

It is because 70% of $200 is

70/100xx 200 = $140