Question

the dress store is having a sale where all merchandise is 1/4 off. a women buys $48 of merchandise at the sale price. what would she of had to pay at regular price

Answer 1

it should be $64

Explanation:

There are two ways to look at this. If we take 1/4 off, then the $48 is 3/4 of the original price.

(3/4)p = 48

(4/3)(3/4)p = 48(4/3)

p = 64

Regular price is $64