Question

Anita buys a computer for $391 in a sale
the sale is 15% less than the original price.
Calculate the original price of the computer.

Answer 1

Let Original Price be = X 
15% less X = 391 
X - (15%X) = 391 
X (1 - 0.15) = 391 
X (0,85) = 391 
X = 391/0.85 
X = 460

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Answer 2

Answer:

460

Step-by-step explanation:

Anita buys a computer for $391 in a sale. The sale price is 15% less than the original price. Calculate the original price of the computer.  

Ans:  

sale price = $391

Percentage reduction= 15%

(now  we will take the original price as y. As it says 15% less we deduct or subtract 15% from 100% which gives us 85%. so that means 85% of the original price gives us the sale price thus to remove '%' we divide the number with 100 and we get an equation and next we arrange and solve it)

85/100 x y= $391

y =391 x 100/85

y= 460