Question

The price of a pair of shoes is $52. the price is 15% lower than last week. what was the price of the shoes last week?

Answer 1

Hello.

This question is fairly simple. First, you have to find 15% of 52. To do that, you have to divide 15 by 100. The answer is 0.15. Then, you multiply 0.15 with 52. 0.15 x 52 = 7.8

So since the price is 15% LOWER, you have to subtract %52 by 7.8
52 - 7.8 = 44.2.

So your answer is 44.2

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