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A sweater is on sale for

20% off the regular price.
The sale price is $60.

What is the regular price of the sweater?

User Rick Baker
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6 votes

Answer:

$48

Explanation:

List price = $60.00

Discount = 20% .

Hence the new price is (100-20)% = 80% of original price .

=> price = $ 60* 80/100

=> price = $ 48

User AnupamBhusari
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$75: is the correct answer.
Set up an equation

X(.20)=60
x=75
User Sevket
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