How do you work this GCSE question out? In a sale, the original price.....?

In a sale the original price of a television is reduced by 38%. the sale price is 拢899. calculate the original price of the television.How do you work this GCSE question out? In a sale, the original price.....?
if the original price was 100x, then the sale price is (1001 - 38)x





if 62x is 拢899


Therefore 100x is 899 * 100x/62x = 拢1450How do you work this GCSE question out? In a sale, the original price.....?
? reduced 38% = 899


so 899*1.38 = 拢1240.62
X - 0.38X = 拢899


0.62X = 拢899


X = 拢1450