Answer:
The original price is $60
Step-by-step explanation:
So we can make an equation
We know the sale is 5 percent
So 5 percent off technically means we‘re just paying 95 percent of the product
The new sale price is 57
So an equation could be
We just don’t know what the orignal price is, that could be the variable X
0.95x=57
You multiply the original price by 0.95 becuase your paying 95 percent for the object so its easier, its a simple 1 step, you can of course do a 2 step (below) but I prefer 1.
Now solve the equation normally
57/0.95=60
So 60 is the original price
You can check by just multiplying 60 by 0.95 becuase you pay 95 percent of object, you’d get 57
OR you can check by just multiplying 60 by 5 percent or 0.05 and you’d get 3. 60-3=57
