Question

Solve the given word problem.

You are buying a computer at a markdown price of $960. If the markdown price was 20% off the original price, how much was the computer originally?

Answer 1

Let x$ was the computer originally . The markdownprice is 0.8x. Since the markdown price is 960$, then the original price is:
x=960$/0.8=1200$.
Answer: the original price of this computer was 1200$