let x = orginal price of the shorts
$21 = x(100%-20%) * 1.05
$21 = x(80%) * 1.05
$21 = 0.8x * 1.05
Subtract 1.05 from both sides
$19.95 = 0.8x
Divide 0.8 from both sides
$24.9375 = x
So the orginal price of the shorts are about $24.94
Answer:
-26/5 or -5.2
Step-by-step explanation:
First, you need to expand the parentheses:
50x+500=240
Now, subtract 500 from both sides:
50x=-260
Now, divide both sides by 50
x=-26/5=-5.2
Hope this helps!
219 divided by 8=27.35
27x8=216
219-216=3
Matthew can make 27 packages.
3 pens will be left over.
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Answer: -12.8x-20y+8.4
Step-by-step explanation: I multiplied the numbers in parentheses by 4.
If you mean as a decimal, it's 30.125.
