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Tracy is taking advantage of a 25% off sale to buy a new coat. If the coat's sale price is $135, what was the original cost?

A) $150
B) $155
C) $160
D) $180

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LightningEmerald1
When there's a sale of 25% off, that means you are paying 75% of the price.
So what the question is really saying is that you need to find what $135 is 75% of.
This is a case of "number is percent of what."
To solve this, you must divide the number by the percent.
75% = 0.75
135 / 0.75 = 180
This means that 135 is 75% of 180.

So the original cost of the coat is $180.

Hope this helps!
ajinems

The original cost of the coat = $100

Calculation of Cost prize

The sale price of the coat = $135

The percentage decrease from the original cost = 25%

But 100% = the original price

Therefore, the percentage covered by the sale price = 100% - 25% = 75%

If 75% = $135

100% = X

Cross multiply,

X = 135 × 100/75

X = 13500/75

X = $180

Therefore, The original cost of the coat = $100

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