Question

A sofa is on sale for $258.40 which is 34%of the regular price. What was the regular price?

Answer 1

$760

Explanation:

Set up an equation:

Variable x = regular price

34/100 = 258.40/x

Cross multiply

34 × x = 100 × 258.40

34x = 25,840

Divide both sides by 34

x = 760

Check your work:

760 × 34%

Convert the percentage into a decimal:

760 × 0.34

$258.40

Correct!