A jacket is on sale for 20% off the regular price. The sale price is $50. What is the regular price of the jacket?

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asked Aug 23, 2017 155k views

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Dave Hentchel · Answer 1 · 2017-08-27T06:49:59+0000

$50 = 80% of x
100% divided by 5 = 20%
$50 divided by 5 = $10
So 20% = $10
80% + 20% = 100%
$50 + $10 = $60
$60 = 100%
The answer is $60!