SOLUTION: if joseph buys a table and chairs for 300$ on 25% off ? what was the original price of the table and chairs?

Algebra.Com
Question 804447: if joseph buys a table and chairs for 300$ on 25% off ? what was the original price of the table and chairs?
Answer by erica65404(394)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
300 is 75% of the original price .
x=original price.

cross multiply


The table and chairs were originally $400.

RELATED QUESTIONS

if 2 tables and 3 chairs cost Rs3500 and 3 tables and 2 chairs cost Rs 4000 what is the... (answered by Theo)
A table and two chairs together cost $400. If by selling the chairs at 10% loss and the... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
If 3 chairs and 1 table cost rs.900 and 5 chairs and 3 table cost rs.2100, then the cost... (answered by ewatrrr)
Kerrie Spent a total of $320 on a table and five chairs each chair cost seven dollars... (answered by ikleyn)
If Joe has $700 to spend on a kitchen table and chairs. The sales tax is 6%. How much can (answered by rfer)
daria is buying a new kitchen table and a set of chairs. the original price of $860 is... (answered by josmiceli)
Eric bought a picnic table on sale for 50% off the original price. The store charged 10%... (answered by stanbon)
If I paid $663 for a table that was on sale for 32% off what is the original price of the (answered by palanisamy)
Joseph paid $60 for a jacket that is on sale for 25% off. what Was the original... (answered by checkley79)