A person bought an item at a 15% off sale. The discount was 90.00. What was the regular price?

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Lola Heath

28 October, 08:24

A person bought an item at a 15% off sale. The discount was 90.00. What was the regular price?

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Yuliana Tate · Answer 1

Set up a ratio:

90$ at 15% discount and x$ at 100% (full price)

90/15 = x/100

x = (90*100) : 15=600

Regular price 600$

Check: 600*0.15=90$ of discount