The store sells a kind of clothes at a discount in the new season. If you sell it at 25% off the original price, you can earn 159 yuan. If you sell it at 50% off the original price, you will lose 3 yuan. How much is the original price of the clothes

The store sells a kind of clothes at a discount in the new season. If you sell it at 25% off the original price, you can earn 159 yuan. If you sell it at 50% off the original price, you will lose 3 yuan. How much is the original price of the clothes

The original price of clothing is x yuan
X*85%-X*55%=159+3
X*30%=162
X=540
A: the original price is 540 yuan
Solution 2: (159 + 3) △ 85% - 55%
=162÷30%
=540 yuan
A: the original price is 540 yuan