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How do you find the original price of an item if there is adicount of 20 percent?
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If there has been a discount of 20% then the price you paid is 80% of the oroginal price. You will need to divide the price you paid by 80 and multiply that answer by 100 to get ther original price.
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How do you find the original price of an item if you know the sales tax percent and amount?
The amount of tax divided by the percent of tax (expressed as a decimal) will equal the original price.
Sale price of a car is 17309 dollars which is 30 percent off the original price What is the original price?
30 percent reduction means it is now selling at 70 percent of its original price. 70/100 = 17309 Divide 17309 by 70 to find 1% and then multiply the quotient by 100 to find its original price. 17309/70 = 247.2714286 247.2714286*100 = 24727.14286 dollars which is its original price. Answer: 24727 dollars correct to the nearest dollar.
How do you find the original price when you know the percent of increase?
Okay. If you have the percent increace, you cannot find the original price. BUT if you have the percent increace and the INCREACED PRICE than you take 100 and minus the percent increace and then divide adapted price by that number. than times THAT by 100. (EX. 75% INCREACE AND ENDING PRICE 15$) ( THAN 100-75=25 SO 15X25=375 THAN 375DIVIDEDBY100=3.75 3.75 ORIGINAL.
How do you find the original amount if you only have a sale price and a discount?
If the discount is D percent and the sale price is S, then the original price was S*100/(100-D)
How do you find percent of disscount?
Discount divided by original price gives you a decimal which you then multiply by 100. This equals percent of discount Eg: $15 discount, $80 original price 15 / 80 = 0.1875 x 100 = 18.75%
How do you find the new price of an item if you know the original price and the percent of increase?
Convert the percent of increase into a decimal, multiply that by the original price and take that answer, and add it on to the original price. BAM. new price:)
How do you solve a commission problem where you need to find the original price?
Commission = percent x original price / 100 so original price = commission x 100 / percent
Find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sales price is 78 after a 25 percent discount?
The original price was $104.00
How do you find the percent of discount if you know the original price in the sale price?
Percentage discount = 100*(1 - sale price/original price)
How do you find the original price of an item if you know the sales tax percent and amount?
The amount of tax divided by the percent of tax (expressed as a decimal) will equal the original price.
Sale price of a car is 17309 dollars which is 30 percent off the original price What is the original price?
30 percent reduction means it is now selling at 70 percent of its original price. 70/100 = 17309 Divide 17309 by 70 to find 1% and then multiply the quotient by 100 to find its original price. 17309/70 = 247.2714286 247.2714286*100 = 24727.14286 dollars which is its original price. Answer: 24727 dollars correct to the nearest dollar.
How do you find the price of a decrease when the percent is giving?
The discounted price will be = original price x (100 - %discount) / 100
What is the original list price if the discount is 35 and the discount rate is 10 percent?
If the discounted price is $35, then you must reverse the process to find the original price. The original price would be 38.99 dollars.
How do you find the original price when you know the percent of increase?
Okay. If you have the percent increace, you cannot find the original price. BUT if you have the percent increace and the INCREACED PRICE than you take 100 and minus the percent increace and then divide adapted price by that number. than times THAT by 100. (EX. 75% INCREACE AND ENDING PRICE 15$) ( THAN 100-75=25 SO 15X25=375 THAN 375DIVIDEDBY100=3.75 3.75 ORIGINAL.
How do you find the original amount if you only have a sale price and a discount?
If the discount is D percent and the sale price is S, then the original price was S*100/(100-D)
How do you find original price when paying 94.09 is 15 percent off of what number?
95.05 / (100 - 15) x. 100 which gives you original price of 110.69
Find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is 13 dollars after a 75 percent discount?
If 75% of the original price is gone, then $13 is the remaining 25%.$13/0.25 = $52.00
