Answer:the clothing store paid $97.6 for the jeans
Explanation:
Let x represent the price at which the clothing store bought the jeans from the manufacturer or the amount paid to the manufacturer.
The local clothing store marks up the price that it pays to the clothing manufacturer by 25%. This means that the selling price for a pair of jeans would be
(25/100 × x ) + x = 0.25x + x = 1.25x
If the selling price of a pair of jeans is $122, it means that
1.25x = 122
x = 122/1.25 = $97.6