Question

Awool suit, discounted by 60% for a clearance sale, has a price tag of $648. What was the suits original price?

Answer 1

let the original price of the suit be X.

discount %=60%

discount %= original price -final price/original price * 100

60=X-648/X *100

0.6X = X -648

648 = 0.4X

X= 648/0.4

X = 6480/4

X= 1620

therefore original price of the suit was $1620.