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A pair of shoes are on sale for 5/12 of the original price if the original price was $120 what is the sale price

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Answer:50


Explanation:

you would do number of devisions (denominator of fraction) divided by the number of the original price then multiply it by the numer of the devision (numerator of fraction)

120/12=10*5=50

User Cguedel
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$50

the sale price is
(5)/(12) Ă— $120


(5(120))/(12) = $50

User ApceH Hypocrite
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