Question

A pair of socks priced at $2.70 was on sale for 10% off what was the original price of the socks

Answer 1

$2.97

Explanation:

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Answer 2

3 dollars

Explanation:

If a item is 10% off, it is worth 90% or 9/10 of it's actual worth. Knowing this and calling the original price x, we can make the equation 2.7 = 9/10x

Equation:

9/10 x =2.7

x = 2.7(10/9)

x= 3