Question #N331
A store is having a sale on all items. The price of a shirt is discounted by 20%. The discounted price of the shirt is \$32. What was the original price of the shirt?
A. $\$38$
B. $\$40$
C. $\$42$
D. $\$48$
Correct Answer is: B
If the discounted price of \$32 represents 80% of the original price, then 1% of the original price is equal to \$32/80 = \$0.40. The original price of the shirt was 100% of the original price, or 100 * \$0.40 = \$40.