Answer
The price of the television before the reduction is $\$1400$.
Work Step by Step
Consider the price of the television before the reduction to be x and the reduced price to be r.
We now that the purchase price is $\$980$ after a $30\%$ price reduction.
The reduction in price is:
$\begin{align}
& r=\frac{30}{100}\left( x \right) \\
& r=0.3x\\\end{align}$
So,
$\begin{align}
& x-0.3x=980 \\
& 0.7x=980 \\
& x=\frac{980}{0.70} \\
& x=1400
\end{align}$
Thus, the price of the television before the reduction is $\$1400$.
