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A pair of shoes is 60% off if the sale price is now $33 find the original price

A pair of shoes is 60% off if the sale price is now $33 find the original price-example-1
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Answer:

B) $82.50

Explanation:

the question is telling us that 33 is 40% of the original price (p)

we can write this equation:

33 = .4p

33/.4 = p

82.50 = p

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