Asked by Anonymous

Amy paid 82.97 for a pair of running shoes during a 20% off sale what was the original price?

what is the formula for this?
Answered by Rylie
82.97-(82.97*.20)
Answered by Anonymous
still can't figure it out...
Answered by Anonymous
I keep getting different figures..
Answered by Ms. Sue
82.97 * 0.2 = $16.59

$82.97 - $16.59 = ?
Answered by Anonymous
that's what I'm doing wrong I am not subtracting
Answered by Anonymous
wait a minute would that be adding to find the original price?
Answered by mk-tintin
she paid $82.97

original price = X

X - X*0.2 = X*0.8=82.97
and now you can find X
Answered by Anonymous
arrrr now i'm more confused
Answered by MathMate
She paid $82.97 on sale 20% off. She must have paid <i>more</i> than $82.97.
Go with mk-tintin's line of thought!
Answered by Rylie
Ahhh I'm sorry that's my fault! I thought you were trying to find the new price. Okay so the equation would be:

82.97 = 20 Then cross multiply
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X 100
Answered by mk-tintin
original price = X

X - X*0.2 = X*0.8=82.97
X=82.97/0.8=103.71
the original price is $103.71

now imagine : you have a pair of running shoes ($103.71) with a 20% discount so you pay 103.71-103.71*0.2=$82.97
Answered by Anonymous
that is the answer I had was 103.71 thank you... thank you for explaining to me... I got really confused because every answer I got on here I got different figurations... thank you
Answered by Reiny
Wow!

why not just do
.8x = 82.97
x = 82.97/.8 = 103.71 ?
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