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A pair of shoes is on sale for 15% off. With this discount the customer saves 9$ if they buy the shoes. How much did the shoes cost?
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A pair of shoes is on sale for 15% off. With this discount the customer saves 9$ if they buy the shoes. How much did the shoes cost?

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The price will be $60
User Ravi Prakash Verma
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15 = 0.25x
1500 = 25x
60 = x

The original price was $60.
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