Question

You just bought a new dress for $84. This was 70% of the original price. What was the original price of the dresser? SHOW YOUR WORK and label your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

$120

Step-by-step explanation:

Since you want to solve for the original price, you can put $84 under a fraction of 84/x, x being the original price. You can set this fraction to equal 70/100 because $84 was 70% of 100%. From here, you set the two fractions, 84/x and 70/100 equal to each other, and cross multiply, 84 times 100 is 8400 and 8400 divided by 70 is 120. x=120 and x was the original price, which is your answer.