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Tim bought a pair of Zeus running shoes on sale that were marked down 20% to $100 what was the original price of the shoes

Tim bought a pair of Zeus running shoes on sale that were marked down 20% to $100 what-example-1
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Given:

Tim bought a pair of shoes for $100 on 20% down.

Let 'x' be the original price of the shoes.

Percentage of amount paid for the shoes is 80%


100=x*(80)/(100)
100*(100)/(80)=x
x=(10000)/(80)
x=125

Therefore, the original price of the shoes is $125

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