Franklin wants to buy a clarinet for 70% off. The sale price is $96. What was the original price?

1 Answer
May 4, 2018

=137.14$

Explanation:

The formula of percentage is

"Part"/"Whole" * 100 = %

"new price"/"original price" * 100 = %

So

original price unknown so I'll put it equal to x

96/x*100 = 70

multiply 96*100

9600/x=70

multiply both sides by x

9600 = 70x

divide both sides by 70

x = 137.1428571