Juan bought a basketball for 40% off. If he paid $36 for the ball, what was the original price?
Let X be the original price of the basketball.
Given that he bought it for 40% off, he paid 60% of the original price.
So, 60% of X is $36.
0.6X = $36
Dividing both sides by 0.6, we get:
X = $60
Therefore, the original price of the basketball was $60.
The question said 40% off not 60%
Apologies for the mistake. Let's correct that.
Let X be the original price of the basketball.
Given that Juan bought it for 40% off, he paid 60% of the original price.
So, 60% of X is $36.
0.6X = $36
Dividing both sides by 0.6, we get:
X = $60
Therefore, the original price of the basketball was $60.