Question

a store is offering a 20 percent discount on all items. The price of the hat after the discount is 18 dollars what was the original price and how do you find it

Answer 1

Answer: $22.50

Explanation

In this case, x is what the original number was in case you didn’t know.

x - (x * 20/100) = 18

x -0.2x=18

0.8x=18

18/0.8=x

X = 22.5