Question

The price of a pair of shoes is $52. The price is 15% lower than last week.

What was the price of the shoes last week?

Round your answer to the nearest cent.

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Answer 1

$61.18

100-15 = 85

52/.85 = 61.176

Answer 2

Proportion states that two ratios or fractions are equal.

Let x be the price of the shoes last week.

As per the statement:

The price of a pair of shoes is $52.

The price is 15% lower than last week.

by definition we have;

`(85)/(100) = (52)/(x)`

by cross multiply we have;

`85x = 5200`

Divide both sides by 85 we have;

x = $61.1764706

Therefore, the price of the shoes last week to the nearest cent was $61.18