Answer:
$300
Step-by-step explanation:
Write an equation for the the sale price in terms of the original price. Then solve for the original price.
sale price = (original price) - (percent off) × (original price)
Factoring out the (original price), we have ...
sale price = (original price) × (1 - percent off)
We can find the original price by dividing this equation by (1 - percent off).
(sale price)/(1 -percent off) = original price
Putting in the numbers, we get ...
$225/(1 -25%) = original price
$225/(1 - 25/100) = $225/(1 -0.25) = $225/0.75 = original price = $300
