Question

Find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is $44 after 20% discount

Answer 1

$44 is equal to the original price [P] take away 20% or 0.20 of the original price

$44=P-0.20P$

44 = 0.80*P

In other words, 44 is 80percent of the original price P
P = 55

Answer 2

The answer is: $220
First you need to see if you're finding the part, whole, or percent. In this case your finding the whole.
You first set up a proportion: 20/100=44/x
Then you cross multiply: 20x (4400)
Then you divide: 4400÷20=220.
So x=220
So the original price of the shoes are $220.
Hope this helps! :D