Question

5) A pair of shoes are on sale for $42.16, which is 32% off the original price. What is the regular price?

Answer 1

We have to calculate the regular price (P).

The current price is $42.16 and it is 32% off the original price.

Then, we can write:

`\begin{gathered} 42.16=P-(32)/(100)P \\ \\ 42.16=P-0.32P \\ 42.16=(1-0.32)P \\ 42.16=0.68P \\ P=(42.16)/(0.68) \\ \\ P=62 \end{gathered}`

Answer: the regular price is $62