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

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Question 8026: The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price?
Answer by glabow(165)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We know that $12,490 is 20% off the original price (P). This is the same as 80% of the original price. So,

See what you get. [I got 15612.5]

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