Question

A winter jacket is marked down 75% from its original price. According to the new price tag, it now costs $52.50. What was the original price?

a.$210.00
b.$157.50
c.$132.50
d.$70.00

Answer 1

Answer is A

52.5 is 75% down of original price, or 25% of original price. 25% is the same as 1/4, so multiply by 4 to get the original price (210)

Answer 2

the correct answer is a)$210.00