SOLUTION: Joyce paid $240 for an item at the store that was 40 percent of the original price. What was the original price?

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Question 1202631: Joyce paid $240 for an item at the store that was 40 percent of the original price. What was the original price?
Found 3 solutions by math_tutor2020, ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by math_tutor2020(3816)   (Show Source):
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x = original price
40% of x = 0.40x = final price
0.40x = 240
x = 240/0.40
x = 600

Answer: $600

Answer by ikleyn(52780)   (Show Source):
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Since 40% of the item's cost is $240, it means that 10% of the item's cost is 240/4 = 60 dollars. Hence, the item's full cost is 10 times $60, or $600. ANSWER

It is how to solve the problem MENTALLY for a 5-th grade student
(or for a 75-years old person) without using equations.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source):
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40% of p was $240.

------original price