Question

Carousel Toys has Romper Buckaroos,wooden rocking horses for toddlers,on a 30% markdown sale for $72.09. what was the original price before they were marked down?

Answer 1

what was the percentage before the markdown sale

Answer 2

30

Answer 3

Let the original price be x dollars.
hence
:
\[\huge \frac{30}{100} \times x = 72.09 \]
\[\huge 30 \times x = 72.09 \times 100\]
\[\huge x = \frac{7209 }{30} = 240.3\]
Hence the original price was 240.3 dollars

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