Question

A store offers a 15% discount on a skirt. If Bernice pays $40. 80 for the skirt, what was the list price of the skirt before the discount? A. $61. 00 B. $48. 00 C. $44. 61 D. $40. 10 E. $31. 0.

Answer 1

B. $48.00

Explanation:

Let the original price of the skirt be x.

x is 100% of the original price since 100% is the entire amount.

The discount is 15%.

100% - 15% = 85%

After the discount, she pays only 85% of the original price, or 0.85x.

She pays $40.80 after the discount.

0.85x = 40.8

x = 40.8/0.85

x = 48

Answer: $48.00