Question

A customer purchased a jacket for $65. This was 80% of the original price.
What was the original price?

$61.75
$78.00
$80.00
$81.25

Answer 1

Just solve 80% of the options:

Option A has to be wrong, it's less than 65.

Option B: 62.4

Option C: 64

Option D: 65

Answer 2

Since the price now is 65, Option D is your answer.