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  • 02-04-2019
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A shoe store is selling a pair of shoes for $60 that has been discounted by 20%. What was the original selling price? Show your work.

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  • 11-04-2019

Answer:

The original selling price was [tex]\$75[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x-----> the original selling price

we know that

[tex]100\%-20\%=80\%=80/100=0.80[/tex]

so

[tex]0.80(x)=60[/tex] -----> equation that represent the situation

solve for x

Divide by 0.80 both sides

[tex]x=60/0.80=\$75[/tex]

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