Question

Shane bought a pair of jeans on sale for 40% off the original price. After he used a $20 gift card, his total was $9.64. The original price of the jeans, j, can be calculated using the equation below. ⅗ j - 20 = 9.64 What is the original price of the pair of jeans that Shane purchased? *

Answer 1

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Answer 2

$74.1

Start by adding the 20 dollars back. 20+9.64=29.64 that means that 29.64 is 2/5 of the original price. If we divid that in half you will get 1/5 of the original price. 29.64/2=14.82 now if we multiply that by 5 you will get the original price. 14.82 times 5= 74.1