The cost of some office furniture after a 20% reduction was 3520 what was the original price of the furniture before the discount?

Answer 1

Let the original price of the furniture be \( x \).

After a 20% reduction, the price is 80% of the original price. Therefore, we can write the following equation:

\[ 0.80x = 3520 \]

To find the original price \( x \), we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.80:

\[ x = \frac{3520}{0.80} \]

Calculating this:

\[ x = 4400 \]

Thus, the original price of the furniture before the discount was 4400.