A 20% discount on a jacket saves a customer 60 SAR. What was the original retail price of the jacket before the discount?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 300 SAR
- Step 1: Let be original price: .
- Step 2: Solve for : .
Answer
300 SAR.
Why not the others: '240 SAR' is the sale price (); '280 SAR' computes from an incorrect percentage; '360 SAR' adds the discount to 300.
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