Question

a sofa is on sale for 33% off. the sale price is $201. what is the regular price?

Explanation:

Step1: Define regular price variable

Let $x$ = regular price (in dollars).

Step2: Calculate sale price percentage

Sale price = $100\% - 33\% = 67\%$ of regular price, so $0.67x = 201$.

Step3: Solve for regular price

$x = \frac{201}{0.67}$

Answer:

$\$300$