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Reverse Percentage Exercises

Practice finding the original value before a percentage change with real-world scenarios and step-by-step solutions.

Master reverse percentage calculations with these practical exercises. Each problem represents real-life situations where you need to find the original value before a discount or increase was applied.

Question 1:A shirt costs $60 after a 25% discount. What was the original price?

Question 2:After a 15% price increase, a product costs $92. What was the original price?

Question 3:A car is priced at $17,000 after a 15% discount. What was the original price?

Question 4:After paying 8% sales tax, you paid $108 total. What was the pre-tax price?

Question 5:A laptop costs $680 after a 20% discount. What was the original price?

Question 6:After a 12% markup, an item costs $112. What was the original cost?