Question

The Game Shop is having a sale and all games are reduced by 55%. If a game is now $29.99, what was the original price?

Answer 1

Original price was `$54.53` to 2 decimal places

Explanation:

Let the original price be `x`

Then 55% of `x` =$29.99#

`color(green)(55/100x=$29.99)`

Multiply both sides by `color(red)(100/55)`

`color(green)(55/100xcolor(red)(xx100/55)=$29.99color(red)(xx100/55))`

`color(green)(55/(color(red)(55))xx(color(red)(100))/100xx x=$54.5272...`

`color(green)(color(white)(.)1color(white)(.)xxcolor(white)(..)1color(white)(.)xxx=$54.5272... )`

Original price was `$54.53` to 2 decimal places