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A department store is offering the same percentage discount on all of their shoes Suppose one pair of shoes is marked down from $70 to $49. Based on that percentage discount, what would the new price be for a pair ol

shoes that originally cost $110

User Valmarv
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Answer:

  • $77

Step-by-step explanation:

Discount is:

  • $70 - $49 = $21

Discount % is:

  • 21/70*100% = 30%

Applying same discount to pair of shoes for $110:

  • $110 - 30% =
  • $110*(100 - 30)/100 =
  • $110*0.7 =
  • $77
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