Jodie bought a refrigerator on sale for 35% off the original price, for $97. What was the price of the refrigerator before the sale?
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Answer:

$149

Step-by-step explanation:

As it is 35% off, $97 is therefore 65% of the full price [because 100 -35 = 65].

You can then divide 97 by 65 [1.49 to 2 d.p] to get 1% of the full price. 100% is the full price so we multiply 1.49 by 100 and the result of that is 149.