44.4k views
1 vote
Shoes are on sale for15% off the regularprice. The discount is$6. What is the regularprice of the shoes?

User Fuk
by
5.5k points

1 Answer

4 votes

Sale percent off %15

discount amount: $6

regular price: x

The shoes are 15% off.

So, if we multiply the original price (x) by that percentage in decimal form (divided by 100) we obtain the discount amount.

Mathematically speaking:

x (15/100) = 6

0.15 x = 6

Solve for x:

x = 6/0.15

x = 40

Regular price: $40

User Mike Mazur
by
5.7k points