Juan bought a basketball for 40% off. If he paid $36 for the ball, what was the original price?

Answer 1

Let X be the original price of the basketball.

Given that he bought it for 40% off, he paid 60% of the original price.

So, 60% of X is $36.

0.6X = $36

Dividing both sides by 0.6, we get:

X = $60

Therefore, the original price of the basketball was $60.

Answer 2

The question said 40% off not 60%

Answer 3

Apologies for the mistake. Let's correct that.

Let X be the original price of the basketball.

Given that Juan bought it for 40% off, he paid 60% of the original price.

So, 60% of X is $36.

0.6X = $36

Dividing both sides by 0.6, we get:

X = $60

Therefore, the original price of the basketball was $60.