Question 203894
This is what we know:
$4485 = 92% of the original price (100% - 8%)
so find how much one percent is from what we know.
$4485/92 = $48.75
so now we know that 1% = $48.75
now to find the whole thing just take $48.75 * 100%= $4875

To check:
Before discount $4875
discount 8%
$4875*.08=$390
Total minus discount
$4875-$390=$4485

Formula let x be the total price before discount.  8%=.08
x - .08x = 4485
total$ - discount$ = remaining$
1x - .08x = 4485
combine like terms
.92x = 4485
solving for x we need to get it by itself. so divide by .92 on both side
.92x = 4485
x = 4485/.92
x = 4875