The sale price of $24 was 60 percent of the regular price. What was the regular price?

Question

Sale price of 24 $ was 60 percent of the regular price 

Answer 1

60% = 60/100 = 0.6

 

where p represents the regular price

24 = .6p

divide both sides by .6

24/.6 = p

$40 = p

 

The regular price was $40