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Discount, markup, and commission word problems

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A store has a 40% off sale on headphones. With this discount, the price of one pair of headphones is $36.
What is the original price of the pair of headphones?
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Answer 1

90$

Explanation:

X(40%) = 36$

X(40/100) =36

40X = 3600

X = 90$

(recheck: 90$ x 40%= 36$)