Question

If I saved $70 on an item that was 70% off. What was the original price?

Answer 1

Can you try to write an equation?
I will help by stating that your unknown x should be the original price

Answer 2

I tried the percent deduction equation which is Sale Price=Original price - Original price(discount) but it wasn't correct.

Answer 3

wat is ue name

Answer 4

`saved $70`
So the amount of the discount is $70.

`the item was 70% off`
The percent of discount, from the original price is 70%.
We'll let the original price be \(\Large\bf\sf x\) as andras suggested.

\[\Large\bf\sf $70\quad=\quad \text{%70}\cdot\;x\]70 dollars is the 70 percent discount of the original price.

Then just solve for the original price.\[\Large\bf\sf 70\quad=\quad \frac{70}{100}x\]

Answer 5

Hopefully I read that correctly :D lol
These discount and pricing problems can be tricky.

Answer 6

ik

Answer 7

just simple things, percent deduction equation sounds fancy :)

70%=70/100=0.7
So
70% off means 0.7 was taken from the full price 1-0.7=0.3
0.3x discounted price.
saved 70 dollars means that the price I paid is x-70
0.3x=x-70

Answer 8

idk that

Answer 9

HAHA we do not agree :)

Answer 10

about wat

Answer 11

We have the same equation, yours is just fancier :)

Answer 12

haha

Answer 13

Hmmm it didn'y come out correct. What about if you save 100 on an item that was 30%

Answer 14

didn't*

Answer 15

ook

Answer 16

Well I think both of us did this wrong.
0.7x=x-70
0.3x=70
x=233.33333

Answer 17

o ok

Answer 18

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120128165430AAUobtp

Answer 19

70% of and 70% OFF is not the same thing!
Confusing ..... marketing bull****

Answer 20

Original price is $100. You paid 100%-70%=30% of $100, or $30, and thus saved $70.