Question

A game increased in price by 1/3 . After the increase it was priced at £72. What was the original price of the game?

Answer 1

Given:

A game increased in price by 1/3.

After the increase, it was priced at £72.

To find:

What was the original price of the game?

Solution:

Let "x" represents the original price of the game.

After the increase,

The new price of the game becomes,

= [Original Price] + [Increased amount]

=  $x + [\frac{1}{3} \times x]$

= $x + \frac{x}{3}$

= $\frac{3x + x}{3}$

= $\frac{4x}{3}$

But it is given that the price of the game after the increase is  £72.

∴ $\frac{4x}{3} = 72$

$\implies 4x = 72 \times 3$

$\implies 4x = 216$

$\implies \bold{x = 54}$

Thus, the original price of the game was → £ 54.

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Answer 2

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