After a 30% reduction, you purchase a new suit for $304.5. Price before reduction?

Question

After a 30% reduction, you purchase a new suit for $304.5. What was the price of the suit before the reduction? A) First write an equation you can use to answer this question. Use as your variable and express any percents in decimal form in the equation. The equation is B) Solve your equation in part [A] to find the original price of the suit.

Answer 1

70% av x=304.5... 0.7x=304.5... x=304.5 / 0.7=435