Question

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!

Answer 1

Answer:

$460

Step-by-step explanation:

so if you know 391 is 15% less than 100% you can calculate 100% by subtracting 15 from 100.  now you know 391 is 100-15=85.

if 391 is 85% of the full price, you can calculate the original price by dividing 391 by 85 to find 1%. 391/85=4.6 so if you know 4.6 is 1% of 100% you can get to 100% by multiplying by 100.

4.6 x 100 = 460