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Question

Holly bought a sweater on sale for 40% off the original price. If She savefmd $80, what was the original price?

Answer 1

You know that $80 corresponds to 40% off. You want to know what $ amount corresponds to 100%.

1) figure-out what dollar amount corresponds to 1% off: 1% off = $80 / 40 = $2.

2) multiply $2 by 100, to get from 1% to 100%. So the original price was $200.

3) Holly paid $200 (original price) - $80 (discount) = $120 for the sweater.