Question

A winter jacket is marked down 75% from its original price. According to the new price tag, it now costs $52.50. What was the original price?

Answer 1

`$70`

Explanation:

Let the original price be `"x"`

`"75% of x = $52.50"`

`75/100 × "x" = $52.50`

`"x" = $52.50 × 100/75`

`"x" = $70`