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Finding Original Amounts
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Finding Original Amounts
📊 Part 1: Understanding the Concept
1. Sarah received a 15% discount on a jacket and paid $85. What was the original price?
$97.75
$100.00
$73.25
$98.25
2. If 25% of a number is 60, what is the original number?
15
240
45
75
3. A church fundraiser collected $420, which was 70% of their target. What was their target amount?
$294
$600
$546
$490
✏️ Part 2: Show Your Working
4. After a 20% price increase, a laptop costs $960. What was the original price before the increase?
5. Tom spent $45 on books, which was 30% of his weekly allowance. How much is his weekly allowance?
6. A school's enrolment decreased by 8% to 460 students. What was the original enrolment?
🎯 Part 3: Real-World Applications
7. A youth group raised money for charity. After giving away 65% of what they raised, they had $140 left. How much did they raise originally?
8. Complete the method for finding original amounts:
If ____% of the original amount equals the known value, then:
Original amount = Known value ÷ (______ ÷ 100)
9. Explain in your own words when you would need to find an original amount in real life:
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