Answer:
a) £600
b) £1400
Step-by-step explanation:
a) Set up a ratio of price to percentage of original price.
Let x = original price
⇒ £420 : 70 = £x : 100%
[tex]\sf \implies 420 : 70 = x : 100[/tex]
[tex]\sf \implies \dfrac{420}{70}=\dfrac{x}{100}[/tex]
[tex]\sf \implies x=100\cdot\dfrac{420}{70}[/tex]
[tex]\sf \implies x=600[/tex]
Therefore, the original price of the bracelet was £600
b) Set up a ratio of price to percentage of original price.
If the ring is reduced by 40% then it is now 60% of the original price, since 100% - 40% = 60%
Let x = original price
⇒ £840 : 60% = £x : 100%
[tex]\sf \implies 840 : 60 = x : 100[/tex]
[tex]\sf \implies \dfrac{840}{60}=\dfrac{x}{100}[/tex]
[tex]\sf \implies x=100\cdot\dfrac{840}{60}[/tex]
[tex]\sf \implies x=1400[/tex]
Therefore, the original price of the ring was £1400
