Using coupons, you spend $120 grocery shopping. This is 80% of the total retail price of the groceries. How much would you spend

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Using coupons, you spend $120 grocery shopping. This is 80% of the total retail price of the groceries. How much would you spend

if you had not used the coupons?

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mr Goodwill [35] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-20T01:22:50+03:00

Answer: The correct answer is $150.

Step-by-step explanation: If you did not use the coupons while shopping you would have spent $150. The method to calculate this is to divide the amount that you paid by the percentage that you paid.

The formula that you need to use is $120/.8 = $150.