Question

A sweater was on sale at 40% off the regular price. Ella saved 20$ by buying the sweater on sale. What was the regular price of the sweater?

Answer 1

$50

Explanation:

Sale on sweater = 40% .

Money saved = $20 .

Let original price be x then ,

=> 40% of x = $20

=> 40x/100 = $20

=> x = $20 *100/40

=> x = $ 50

Answer 2

the answer is $50 for the full price of the sweater

Explanation:

if you know $20 is 40% what is 20% it is $10 and then multiple it by 5 because 20 times 5 is 100 and you get 50