Asked by anjelika
                I have to work with percentages and I don't know how to figure this word problem out.
John saved 23.97$ by purchasing boots at "30% off sale". Find the origianl price of the boots.
            
        John saved 23.97$ by purchasing boots at "30% off sale". Find the origianl price of the boots.
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                    Answered by
            Ms. Sue
            
    Let's set up an equation and solve for x (the original price of the boots).
0.3x = 23.97
x = ?
    
0.3x = 23.97
x = ?
                    Answered by
            anjelika
            
    x=79.9
does that happen to all kinds of percentage word problems?
    
does that happen to all kinds of percentage word problems?
                    Answered by
            Ms. Sue
            
    All percentage word problems can be solved this way -- but you need to be careful about the way you set it up.
For instance, if you wanted to know what he paid for the boots, knowing that he received 30% off of $79.90 --
0.7 * 79.9 = ?
    
For instance, if you wanted to know what he paid for the boots, knowing that he received 30% off of $79.90 --
0.7 * 79.9 = ?
                    Answered by
            anjelika
            
    do you mean 0.7 or 0.3 * 79.9?
    
                    Answered by
            Ms. Sue
            
    With 30% off, he paid 70% of the original price.
    
                    Answered by
            anjelika
            
    0.3*79.9=23.97
Thank you Ms. Sue :)
    
Thank you Ms. Sue :)
                    Answered by
            anjelika
            
    So she paid 55.93 with a discount of 30%
    
                    Answered by
            Writeacher
            
    And remember -- $55.93 -- the dollar sign should show up before the numbers.
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                    Answered by
            anjelika
            
    oh right! my teacher always reminds me, but I seem to skip it all the time and get -.5 on quizzes for putting it the other way around or forgetting it. 
thanks for the reminder Writeacher!
    
thanks for the reminder Writeacher!
                    Answered by
            Writeacher
            
    YW!!
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