A store is having a sale to celebrate President's Day. Every item in the store is advertised as one fifth off the original price. If an item is marked with a sale price of $140, what was its original price? Show your work.

1/5th off = 20% off
80% = $140 1% = $1.75 100% = $175
Answer is $175

Answered by Elliot97 | 2024-06-10

The original price of an item at the store's President's Day sale, that's now reduced to $140 after a fifth off, would have been $175. ;

Answered by dimplegse25 | 2024-06-18

The original price of the item marked down to $140, with a discount of one fifth, was $175. This is calculated by recognizing that the sale price represents four fifths of the original price and solving the equation accordingly. Therefore, you can find the original price by multiplying the sale price by 4 5 ​ .
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Answered by dimplegse25 | 2024-10-02