At a sale, dresses were sold for $17 each. This price was 85% of a dress's original price. How much did a dress originally cost?

Answer 1

Let x be the original price of the dress.

Using the information given, we can create the equation:

0.85x = 17

Solving for x:

x = 17 / 0.85
x = $20

Therefore, the original price of the dress was $20.