How to calculate total amount spent if the discount percentage and amount saved is known?

For example, If you bought food and saved from a staff discount of 19% how much did you spend on food in total?

Posted on July 17, 2010 at 8:31 am by admin · Permalink
In: Coupon Q&A · Tagged with: staff discount

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Written by ranjankar
on July 17, 2010 at 8:31 am
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Let the price of food be 100x
19% discount , so you paid 81x

19x = 97
81x = ?

81x/19x X 97 = 413.53 $ ANSWER

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You paid 413.53 $
Discount = 97 $
Original price = 510.53 $

19/100 X 510.53 = 97 $
Written by Rover
on July 17, 2010 at 8:31 am
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Your discount is 19% So you pay 81% of original price So original price = $97 x 100/81 = $119.75
Written by Ward
on July 17, 2010 at 8:31 am
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Discount = 97$ is nineteen percent

Total * 0.19 = 97$ then Total = 97/0.19 = 510.53$

check: 510.53*0.19 = 97$