The original price of the item is $75.
Suppose the original price of the item =x
Discount =40%
What is the percentage?
The percentage is the value per hundred.
Given discounted price or sale price of the item =$45
This means [tex]x-\frac{x*40}{100} =45[/tex]
[tex]\frac{60x}{100} =45[/tex]
[tex]\frac{3x}{5} =45[/tex]
[tex]x=75[/tex]
So, the original price of the item =$75
Hence, the original price of the item is $75.
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