Question

A pair of shoes is priced at $65 and that price is 20% off the original price. You want to find the original price.

Calculate the original price of the shoes and enter it below

Answer 1

Let's assume that x is the original price of the shoes.

The price after a 20% discount would be:

x - 0.2x = 0.8x

Since the discounted price is $65, we can set up an equation:

0.8x = 65

Solving for x:

x = 65 / 0.8 = $81.25

Therefore, the original price of the shoes was $81.25.