Andrea bought a jacket that was on sale for $14.40 after a discount of 20%. What was the original price of the jacket?

Question

please help me

Answer 1

Hi Aishah

 

If the discount was 20% then $14.40 is 80% of the original price.

80% is 80/100 = 0.8

 

0.8P = 14.40

 

Just solve for P to find original price

This is the same thing that Ouray said to do..

Sale price = (1-discount)(Original price)

14.4 = (1-0.2)P .. 14.4 = 0.8P

Answer 2

Hi Aishah, 

 

Thanks for sharing your question. 

 

To answer your problem, you'll need to use the Sale Price formula.

 

Recall that the sale price formula is:

 

S = (1 - R) P

 

where,

 

S = Sale Price

R = Discount rate (as a decimal).

P = Original Price

 

You'll need to rearrange this equation to solve for P, original price. 

 

If you have any trouble finding the solution, I recommend setting up a session so that we can go over it in more detail. 

 

Thanks for using Answers.

 

Have a great night! 

 

Ouray