Question

Marla got 60% off a pair of shoes. If the shoes cost $9.75 (before sales tax) what was the original price of the shoes? define a variable right in equation and solve. (PLEASE HELP)

Answer 1

$24.38

Explanation:

Marla basically bought it for 9.75 AFTER the 60% discount. So we define a variable, x, which means the original price of the shoes.

So, we need to find, "what number (x, original price) decreased by 60% would give us 9.75?"

We can write and equation and solve:

`x-(0.6)(x)=9.75\\0.4x=9.75\\x=(9.75)/(0.4)\\x=24.375`

Rounding to 2 decimal places, the original price of the shoes were $24.38