Question

Mark is buying a phone that is on sale for two fifths of the original price. After a $32 gift card is used, the total cost before tax is $16. Find the original price

Answer 1

The original cost is $120.

This is because the cost before the gift card was $48. This means that

`(2)/(5) = 48`
which can be simplified to

`(1)/(5) = 24`
by multiplying this by 5, we get

`(5)/(5) = 120`
giving us the final answer of $120.