A sign in a clothing store said, "All prices reduced 25% . Final prices marked on tags." DeLea found a sweatshirt that showed a price of $27. What was the original price of the sweatshirt?
A. $27.25
B. $33.75
C. $36.00
D. $52.00

Question

A sign in a clothing store said, "All prices reduced 25% . Final prices marked on tags." DeLea found a sweatshirt that showed a price of $27. What was the original price of the sweatshirt? 
A. $27.25
B. $33.75
C. $36.00
D. $52.00

anonymous · Answer

Well think of it this way, take your problem and turn it into the equations, you have a sweatshirt at $27 and a 25% reduction on it, what do you have to do to get it back to full price?

anonymous · Answer

Uh i have noo idea lol im no good at math

anonymous · Answer

You have to divide 27 by .25

anonymous · Answer

you get 108

anonymous · Answer

Oh thanks lol

anonymous · Answer

yep

anonymous · Answer

@iluvlucy If you help them work through the problem instead of doing it for them they can do it themselves next time. That's what I was going to do. That's correct though.

anonymous · Answer

I know.... but it also sometimes helps me if I know the answer so that I can figure out how it worked. Thanks for the suggestion

anonymous · Answer

@dread907 Thanks for your help though ! :)