James buys a shirt and a pair of of socks on sale for 25% off. If the price of the shirt before the sale was $24 and he spent a

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3 years ago

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total of $24, what was the original price of the socks? I NEED TO SHOW WORK TOO!!

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Eva8 [605] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-24T13:37:05+03:00

Eva8 [605]3 years ago

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Answer:

8 dollars

Step-by-step explanation:

Define the variable X as:

X = Original Price of the Socks, in units dollars

Then,

(X + 24)(100% - 25%) = 24

(X + 24)(0.75) = 24

X = (24/0.75) - 24 = 8 dollars.