juan bought a basketball for 40% off is he paid $36 what was the original price

Answer 1

To find the original price, we can first calculate how much Juan paid after getting a 40% discount:

Let's denote the original price as "x".

After getting a 40% discount, Juan paid 60% of the original price.
So, 60% of the original price = $36.

0.60x = $36
x = $36 / 0.60
x = $60

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