A store has a 40%off sale on headphones. With this discount, the price of one pair of headphones is $36. What is the original price of the pair of headphones
The discount is 40% that means the discount is 40% off from the original price. Or we could write the discount as below. discount = 40% × original price
Find the original price original price = sale price + discount original price = 36 + 40% original price 100% original price = 36 + 40% original price 100% original price - 40% original price = 36 60% original price = 36 0.6 original price = 36 original price = 36/0.6 original price = 60
