Finding Original Price With Percentage

Talia gave her hairdresser a 20 percent tip, which amounted to $7. How much was the original amount?

Remember to calculate use this formula:

Original (percentage as a decimal) = discount

So you need to work in reverse

• $1.40

• $35

• @140

• $42

Mrs. Chin paid a 20 percent tip on the bill for lunch.

If the tip amount was $2.75, what was the bill for lunch before the tip was added to it?

• $5.50

• $13.75

• $16.50

• $55.00

Felipe used a 40 percent off coupon on a single item at the craft store which saved him $16.42. What would the item have cost if he had not used the coupon?

• 22.99

• 32.84

• 41.05

• 56.42

A pizza restaurant sells containers of juice that it marks up 75 percent above its wholesale cost. If the restaurant marks up each container by $0.90, how much does the restaurant pay for each container of juice wholesale?

• 0.51

• 0.83

• 1.20

• 1.58

A flat-screen television was marked down by 35 percent, which reduced its price by $115.65. What was the original cost of the television before it was marked down?

• 404.78

• 214.78

• 4047.75

• 330.43

Which scenario is modeled by the equation ?

(x) (.6) = 86.46

A picnic table is on sale for 60 percent off. The sale price of the picnic table is x, $144.10.

• A picnic table is on sale for 40 percent off. The original price of the picnic table is x, $144.10

• A picnic table is on sale for 60 percent off. The original price of the picnic table is x, $144.10.

• A picnic table is on sale for 40 percent off. The sale price of the picnic table is x, $144.10

• A picnic table is on sale for 60 percent off. The sale price of the picnic table is x, $144.10.

Mrs. Rodriguez wants to pay her restaurant bill which is $24.00. If Mrs. Rodriguez wants to leave a 20% tip on the total, how much should she pay?

• 20.35

• 26.40

• 28.80

• 33.60

The price of a laptop was marked 80 percent off because it had a cracked screen.

If this resulted in a savings of $600, what was the original price of the laptop before the savings

• $680

• $480

• 800

• 750

Yasmin bought several items at the discount store. She paid 8.75 percent sales tax, an amount of $4.59, on the total amount of her purchase. What was the total amount of her purchase before tax was added?

$40.16

$52.46

$190.63

$401.63

• 40.16

• 52.46

• 190.63

• 401.63

Iliana signed up for a store credit card with no annual fee to get a discount of 12.5 percent off her entire first purchase.

If she saved $7.29 on her first purchase by using this credit card, what was the total price of the items before the discount?

• .91

• 1.71

• 58.32

• 91.13