# to find the original price

• September 24th 2010, 10:08 PM
alanpaul
to find the original price
Current price is 500 . But it is arrived by deducting 60% from the original price. How I can calculate the original price Please help.

With many thanks
Alan
• September 24th 2010, 10:22 PM
RHandford
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Originally Posted by alanpaul
Current price is 500 . But it is arrived by deducting 60% from the original price. How I can calculate the original price Please help.

With many thanks
Alan

Hi Alan

If the item was reduced by 60% then you paid 40% so:
500=40%
1%=500/40
100% (Full Price) = 500/40*100
So the original price was 1250.

Finally lets check our calculation:
1250/100*60=750
1250-750=500

Hope this helps (Clapping)
• September 24th 2010, 10:37 PM
Educated
Here's an easy way of understanding it:

$\text{original} \times 0.4 = \ 500$
Multiplying by 0.4 is the same as 40% of.

$\text{original} = \ 500 \div 0.4$
• September 25th 2010, 03:24 AM
HallsofIvy
Or: Let x be the original price. Then the price was decreased by 60% or .6x: x- .6x= (1- .6)x= .4x= 500 and now solve by dividing both sides by .4.
• September 26th 2010, 10:19 PM
alanpaul
Many Many thanks