Question

Store a sells jeans for 7/8 of the Price at store b.

Store a sales jeans for $35. Right in solving equations to find out how much you saved by buying jeans at store a

Answer 1

$5

Explanation:

Let the price of jeans at store b be $x.

Let the price of jeans at store a be $7x/8.

But the price of jeans at store a is $35.

Hence 7x/8 = 35

And therefore x = 40