Pamela bought an electric drill at 80% of the regular price. She paid $32 for the drill. What was the regular price?

Answer:The regular price of the electric drill was

$

38.69

.

Explanation:

Let the regular price of electric drill be

$

x

. Then,

x

⋅

85

100

=

32.89

∴

x

=

32.89

⋅

100

85

=

3289

85

≈

38.69

(

2

d

p

)

The regular price of the electric drill was

$

38.69