A flat 35 percent discount versus two successive 20 percent discounts differ by 22 find original price

Single discount leaves 0.65 P. Successive twenty percent discounts leave 0.8 times 0.8 P which is 0.64 P. Difference equals 0.01 P. Set 0.01 P equal to 22. Solve to get P equals 2200. Always convert percent to multipliers before comparing price outcomes.