Question

A store is having a 20% off sale on shorts for spring. Jennifer paid $21 for the shorts. What was their original price?

Answer 1

$26.25

Explanation:

If a store is having a 20% off sale, that means 80% of the original price is left. If 21 is 80% of the original price, we can create an equation

0.8x = 21

Divide by 0.8 on both sides

x = 26.25

The original price was $26.25

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