If u take 40% off of an item what % would you have to add to the discounted price to get to original price?

Question

If you take 40% off of an item,  what percent do you add to the discounted price to get back to the original price? 

Answer 1

Hi Cammy--

 

Try a few examples.

 

If the original price was 100, 40% off would be 40 dollars off for a price of 60 dollars.

 

To get back to 100, you'd have to add 40 dollars back on. 40 dollars is 2/3 of 60, or 66.6666 etc. percent.

 

Suppose the original cost is 20 dollars. 40% off, the cost would be 12 $. Adding the $8 dollars back on to the 12 means adding 2/3 of 12 onto it. (2/3--or 66.66666 etc. percent of 12 is 8, plus the 12 = 20.)

 

Try a few more and see if the pattern always holds true. :-)

 

Cheers,

 

Matt in New York