ANSWER
The original price was
[tex]355 \frac{5}{7} \: dollars[/tex]
EXPLANATION
Let the original price be
[tex]x \: dollars[/tex]
This original price corresponds to
[tex]100\%[/tex]
When 30℅ is off, then the remaining percentage is 70℅.
This implies that,
[tex]70\% \: of \: x = 249[/tex]
Or
[tex]0.7x = 249[/tex]
We divide both sides by 0.7 to get,
[tex]x = \frac{249}{0.7} [/tex]
[tex]x = 355 \frac{5}{7} [/tex]
The original price was $ 355.71 to the nearest hundredth.
