Circe6845 Circe6845
  • 15-04-2021
  • Mathematics
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In a sale, the price of a sofa is reduced by 70%. The sale price is £255 What is the price before the sale?

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walterclements323 walterclements323
  • 15-04-2021
So 255 is 30% of the original price
So what we need to do is divide 255 by 30 to get one percent
255/30=8.5
So 8.5 is one percent of the original price or one hundredth. So to get the original price multiply that by 100 and get 850.
The original price was £850.
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drmallery drmallery
  • 15-07-2021

Answer:

850

Step-by-step explanation:

Price x .30 (100%-70%)=sales price

price x .30 = 255

price = 255/.30

price = 850

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