The price of an item has been reduced by 5.56. The new sale price is 14.28. What was the original price?

Answer 1

Let's assume that the original price of the item is x.
So, the reduced price is x - 5.56.
The new sale price is given as 14.28, which is equal to the reduced price: x - 5.56 = 14.28.
To find the value of x, we add 5.56 to both sides of the equation: x = 14.28 + 5.56.
Thus, the original price of the item was x = 19.84.