Question

A store has a
\[25\%\] off sale on coats. With this discount, the price of one coat is
\[\$34.50\].
What is the original price of the coat?
\[\$\]

Answer 1

Let the original price be P. After a 25% discount the coat costs 0.75P = \$34.50.
So P = 34.50 ÷ 0.75 = \$46.00.