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Noah has a coupon for 30% off at his favorite clothing store he utilizes it to buy a hoodie and a pair of jeans Noah pays $28 for the gym after using the coupon what is the regular price of the jeans.Explain

Noah has a coupon for 30% off at his favorite clothing store he utilizes it to buy-example-1
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$40

1) Since Noah has a coupon (30% off) we can write the following

Since Noah has paid $28 after we can write the following equation to find the regular price.

jeans' price = j

j(1-0.3) = 28 We can write the discount of 30% as 0.3

j(0.7) =28 Divide both sides by 0.7

j=28/0.7

j=40

Notice that we have to subtract that percentage (0.3) from 1. To find the factor

2) Hence, the regular price of that pair of jeans is $40

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