SOLUTION: Debra bought a suit on sale for $438 This price was 27% less than the original price. What is the original price?
I was taught the following way to solve.
Sale Price=Percent
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I was taught the following way to solve.
Sale Price=Percent
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Question 659822: Debra bought a suit on sale for $438 This price was 27% less than the original price. What is the original price?
I was taught the following way to solve.
Sale Price=Percent times Original Price
$438=27% x P
$438=0.27% x P
$438/0.27%=P
$1622.22
I have tried this problem 3 times using the same formula and it is wrong every time. Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
