Question

A shoe store is selling a pair of shoes for $60 that has been discounted by 20%. What was the original selling price? Show your work.

Answer 1

Answer:

The original selling price was $\ 75$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x-----> the original selling price

we know that

$100\%-20\%=80\%=80/100=0.80$

so

$0.80(x)=60$ -----> equation that represent the situation

solve for x

Divide by 0.80 both sides

$x=60/0.80=\ 75$