Finding Prices / Charges Related to Buying and Selling
A coffee tabl...
Question
A coffee table is on sale for $78.80, which is 20% off the regular price. What is the regular price of the coffee table?
A
$86.68
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B
$94.56
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C
$96.00
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D
$98.50
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E
$105.67
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Solution
The correct option is D$98.50 Let the regular price be c As the tale is for 20% discount, we have (100−20)% of c=78.80 ⇒80100×c=78.80 ⇒c= 98.50 Hence,theregularpriceofthecoffeetable = 98.50