A table is on sale for \( 74 \% \) off. The sale price is \( \$ 140.40 \). What is the regular price?

To find the regular price, we can use the sale price and the percentage off. If the table is \( 74\% \) off, that means you are paying \( 26\% \) of the regular price. So, if \( 140.40 \) is \( 26\% \) of the regular price, we can set up the equation: \[ 0.26 \times \text{Regular Price} = 140.40 \] To find the regular price, divide both sides by \( 0.26 \): \[ \text{Regular Price} = \frac{140.40}{0.26} \approx 540 \] Therefore, the regular price of the table is approximately \( \$540 \). To double-check, \( 540 \times 0.74 = 399.60 \) means the discount is indeed \( 74\% \) off from \( 540 \).