Question

Translate the following verbal statement into an algebraic equation and then solve:

Sara bought a refrigerator on sale for $600, which was three-fifths of the original price. What was the original price of the refrigerator?

Answer 1

Let's call the original price of the refrigerator "x".

According to the problem, the sale price of the refrigerator was $600, which was three-fifths of the original price.

We can set up an equation to represent this:

3/5 x = 600

To solve for x, we can multiply both sides by the reciprocal of 3/5, which is 5/3:

x = 600 * 5/3

Simplifying:

x = 1000

Therefore, the original price of the refrigerator was $1000.