After a 25% reduction you purchase a new iPad for $267.what was the price of the iPad

Question

After a 25% reduction you purchase a new iPad for $267. What was the original price of the iPad 

Answer 1

Let P = original price of iPad.

a 25% reduction in price means that the sales price is 75% of the original price.

 

P (.75) = 267

 

Now solve for P

 

P = $356