A desk is on sale for $497, which is 29% less than the regular price. What is the regular price?

Question

Math problem

A desk is on sale for $497, which is 29% less than the regular price. What is the regular price?

Answer 1

Since it is 29% less than the regular price, it is 71% of the regular price, which is 0.71 times the regular price.

x = regular price

497 = 0.71x

x = 497 / 0.71 = ?