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The dress store is having a sale where all merchandise is 1/4 off. A woman buys $24 of merchandise at the sale price.

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The answer isn't complete, so i'll assume the question is 'What was the original price:
We have the original price (X), 25% off, and a final price of $24.This gives the equation:

X * (1 - 0.25) = 24
Which can be rearranged into:
X = 24/(0.75) = $32
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