Question

Tickets marked up 35% to 59.40 what is original price

Answer 1

The original should be 80.19. All you do is make the 35% to a decimal (move the percent sign twice to the left to make it .35) and then you add it to the 59.40. ( .35*59.40) That should be 20.79. You then add and then that is it. (20.79+59.40)

Answer 2

so percent means parts ouf of 100
x%=x/100

so marked up form original to new price
100%=original
marku=35%
new price=100+35=135%
new price=59.40
so therefor

59.40=135/100 of original price
'of' means mutiply
replace 'origional price' with x
59.40=135/100 times x
simplify 135/100 to 27/20
59.40=27/20 times x
mutiply both sides by 20/27 to clear fraction
1188/27=x
44=x

original price=$44