Question

Gina paid $90 for a bicycle that was 75% of its original price. What was the original price of the bicycle?

Answer 1

$120

Explanation:

$90 represents 75% of the original price. We can write an equation for this...

$90 = 0.75x ($90 is 75% of the original price, 0.75 is 75% as a decimal)

Now solve for x by dividing both sides by 0.75

$90/0.75 = 0.75x/0.75 which simplifies to

$120 = x