A store is having a sale where winter clothes are 60% of the original price. A sweater is on sale for $30 . What was the origina

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grandymaker [24]

3 years ago

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A store is having a sale where winter clothes are 60% of the original price. A sweater is on sale for $30 . What was the origina

l price of the sweater?
Can you please show the work that is easy to understand? Please

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Flura [38]3 years ago

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$x-price\ before\ sale\\60\%=0.6\\100\%=1\\\\From\ proportion:\\\\0.6\ \ \ \ \ -\ \ \ \ 30\\1\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -\ \ \ \ x\\\\0.6x=30\ \ |:0.6\\x=50\\\\Original\ price\ was\ \$50.$

posledela · Answer 1 · 2021-12-13T11:45:14+03:00

posledela3 years ago

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0,6*(price)=30$
Price=30$/0,6=50$