SOLUTION: The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price?

Question 207362: The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price?

Found 2 solutions by rfer, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The $12590 sale price is 80% of the original price.
12590/.80=$15737.50
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20086) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price?

There are two ways to do this. First way: Original price - 20% of original price = 12590 x - .2x = 12590 Multiply thru by 10 to remove decimals: 10x - 2x = 125900 8x = 125900 x = $15737.50 --------------------------------------------------- The other way. When you reduce something by 20% you leave 80% of it. So we think this way: 12590 is 80% of what? 12590 = .8x x = x = $15737.50 Edwin