Question

In a sale, the price of a bike is reduced by 40%

The sale price of the bike is £192
How much did the bike cost before the sale?

Answer 1

Explanation:

£192 = 60% of the original price (reduced by 40%).

1% of the original price = 60%/60 = 192/60 =

= 64/20 = 16/5 = 3.2

100% of the original price = 100×1% = 100×3.2 = £320

the bike cost £320 before the sale.

Answer 2

£320

Explanation:

So

The sale price is reduced 40% of the actual price

Actual price - 40% = £192

Actual price is the 100% price of the bike.

100% - 40% = £192

60% = £192

60% of the actual price of the bike is £192 but we need to find 100%.

To do that we need to find the price of 1%. To find this value we divide 60 into 192

`192 / 60 = 3.2`

£ 3.2 is the 1% of the actual price.

To find the actual price (100%), you multiply 3.2 by 100

`3.2 * 100 = 320`

So the actual price is £320

Hope this helps :)