Decimals, Proportions, and Percents
Finding the original price given the sale price and percent discount

A desk is on sale for $74 \%$ off. The sale price is $\$ 249.60$.
What is the regular price?
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Step 1 ：The problem is asking for the original price of the desk before the discount. We know that the sale price is $249.60 and the discount is 74%.

Step 2 ：We can use the formula for finding the original price given the sale price and the discount rate: Original Price = Sale Price / (1 - Discount Rate)

Step 3 ：The discount rate should be in decimal form, so we need to convert 74% to 0.74.

Step 4 ：Substituting the given values into the formula, we get: Original Price = $249.60 / (1 - 0.74)

Step 5 ：Calculating the above expression, we find that the original price of the desk is $960.00.

Step 6 ：\(\boxed{960.00}\) is the final answer.