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Order a reverse-percentage workflow

Order the steps for recovering an original price from a final price after a stated discount.

Reverse model preview

Start from what the final amount represents

  1. Original?Unknown 100% amount
  2. Discount10%Percentage removed
  3. Remaining90%0.90 multiplier
  4. FinalUSD 72Known 90% amount
Known-to-unknown relationshipfinal ÷ remaining multiplier = original

Use this different example to identify the quantities before arranging the general recovery workflow.

Arrange in the correct order
  1. 1. Reapply the multiplier to verify the supplied final price
  2. 2. Divide the final price by the remaining multiplier
  3. 3. Convert the percentage that remains to a decimal multiplier
  4. 4. Define the original price as the unknown 100% base