The price of a laptop increased by 5%.
The price of the laptop increased by £42.50.
Work out the price of the laptop before the increase.
Practise OCR GCSE Maths Reverse Percentages with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 36 questions, matched to the OCR GCSE Maths (J560) specification and written in the written papers style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.