A suit is on sale for 36% off. The sale price is $336. What is the regular price?

Question

Part I - How would you first calculate the sales price? Fill in the blank below .

         Sales Price = ____% of Regular Price

Part II - What is the next step to solving the problem



Part III - What is the Regular Price

Answer 1

336 = .64P

P = 336/.64 = $525 regular price

If it's 36% off, you're paying 100-36 = 64% of the original price

.64 x 525 = 336