Question

The price of a watch was increased by 20% to £198.
What was the price before the increase?

Answer 1

Answer:

165

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Given:

The price of the watch is after increased by 20%.

To Find:

The original Price of the watch

Solution:

Let the original price of the watch be x.

It is given that the price of the watch is increased by 20%

so, 20% of x = 20x/100

the increased price will be = x + 20x/100

= x + x/5

= 6x/5

And, the increased price is £198.

Therefore, 6x/5 = 198

x = (198 × 5) / 6

x = 165

Hence, the original Price of watch is  £165.