Question

A t-shirt increased in price by 1/5.
After the increase it was priced at £36.
What was the original price of the t-shirt?

Answer 1

Answer:

£30

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Increase in price = 1/5 times

Price of the T-shirt after increase = £36.

To find: Original price of the T-shirt

Solution:

Let the original price of the T-shirt be x.

Now, increase in price = 1/5×x

= x/5

According to the question,

x + x/5 = 36

5x + x = 36×5

6x = 180

x = 180/6

= 30

Hence, the original price of the T-shirt is £30.