A stereo, which was discounted 65%, sold for $140.00. What was original price?

Question

65% of 400 is 260

Answer 1

it is 140*100/35=$400

Answer 2

If A is your unknown original price A x 65 /100 is your rebate.
so the price you pay ($140) is also A - Ax65/100 = 140
or A.(100-65)/100 = 140
or A.(35)/100 = 140
or A = 140*100/35 = 400 !
Your original price is $400

Answer 3

140 = P(1 - .65)
140 = P(.35)
P = 140/(.35)
P = 14000/35
P = $400

here is the thing, they don't want just the percent of the original price, they want the percent of the price subtracted from it to give you a saling price of $140.

let me show you what i mean. You stated that 260 is 65% of 400, now subtract 260 from 400 and you get $140.

Answer 4

SELLING PRICE=$140
DISCOUNT=65%=ON ORIGINAL PRICE
ORIGINAL PRICE=(100-65)%
=140*35/100
=400$

Answer 5

let x be the original price (the unknown)

65% discount = 0.65x

hence actual sale price = 0.35x = 140

so x = 140 / 0.35 = 14000 / 35 = 400 $

Answer 6

if it was discounted 65% than it was sold for 35% of its original price. Let original price be x, then
35% of x = 140 or
0.35*x=140

x=140/0.35

x=400$

Answer 7

so 35% of the price is $140.00
basically cross multiply
35%=140
65%=?
140*65 /35
which is equal to 9100/35
the answer is 260

Answer 8

$215.38 140/.65

Answer 9

If it was discounted to 65% of its original price then the answer is $215.38.

X * 0.65 = 140
X = 140/0.65 = 215.38

Answer 10

If x is the original price, then:

x-65x/100=140

Multiply both sides by 100

100x-65x=14000
35x=14000

Divide both sides by 35

x=400

There you go, the answer is £400.00