At a clearance sale, the price of a VCR was discounted 40%. the discounted price was 375. what was the original price?

If you would like to find the original price, you can calculate this using the following steps:

100% - 40% = 60%

x ... the original price

60% of x is 375

60% * x = 375

60/100 * x = 375

x = 375 * 100 / 60

x = 625

The original price was 625.