a big screen t.v. is on sale for 25% off at a major appliance store.

Question

if the sale price is $315, what was the price of the television before the discount?

 

 

 

please show work and briefly explain, thanks for the help

 

Answer 1

A 25% discount mean the sale price is 75% of the original price, so:

 

.75x = 315

 

x = $420