The price of an item was reduced 25% to $30 what was the original price of the item

$40

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the original price of the item be x.

From the first statement, the price of the item was reduced 25% to $30. This means that new price of the item is now 75% (0.75) of the original price(x), and this new price is equal to $30. i.e

0.75x = 30

Now, let's solve for x.

0.75x = 30      [divide both sides by 0.75]

=

x = 40.

Therefore, the original price of the item was $40