If a discount of 20 percent saves $45, what was the original price?
2007-01-08 08:34:23 · 7 answers · asked by mbasey46 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
x * .2 =45
divide 45 by .2 = $225
2007-01-08 08:39:43 · answer #1 · answered by Jean R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 % = 45
100% = 100 x 45 divided by 20 = $225 answer
check: 20% of 225 = .2 x 225 = 45
2007-01-08 17:04:50 · answer #2 · answered by David C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the total is 100%. You need to multiply 20% by 5 to get the 100%, so you need to multiply the $45 by 5 to get the total price of $225.
2007-01-08 16:47:54 · answer #3 · answered by Michele B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$45 is 20% of the original price. Therefore, 0.2x, where x is the original price, is equivalent to $45.
0.2x = 45
x = 225
Original price is $225.
2007-01-08 16:39:07 · answer #4 · answered by infinitys_7th 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20% of Original Price = $45 or 0.2 OP = $45, so OP = $45 / 0.2 = $225.
2007-01-08 16:39:41 · answer #5 · answered by hevans1944 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
X is the original value.
0.2X = 45
X = 45/0.2
X = $225
2007-01-08 16:39:45 · answer #6 · answered by Master of All He Surveys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x - .20*x = $45
.80*x = $45
4/5 * x = $45
x = $45 * 5/4
x = 5 * $11.25
x = $56.25
2007-01-08 16:38:27 · answer #7 · answered by bequalming 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋