Asked by scooby9132002

amy paid 64.13 for a pair of running shoes during a 35% sale off. what was the regular price.
Answered by DrBob222
Let x = original price of the shoes.
Then the discount is 0.35x; therefore,
x - 0.35x = 65.13.
Solve for x.
Answered by scooby9132002
i am stumped.
Answered by DrBob222
What's the problem? Can you solve the equation? If you can't, what don't you understand?
Answered by scooby9132002
is it 64.48?

Answered by Ms. Sue
It can't be 64.48 because that's just a few cents more than the sale price.

I'll do it a little differently. Since it's 35% off, he's paying 65% of the original price.

0.65x = 64.13
0.65x/0.65 = 64.13/0.65
x = 98.66

Let's check that answer.

0.35 * 98.66 = 34.53

98.66 - 34.53 = 64.13

Yay! It's right! The original price was $98.66.
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