Joe spent $45 on a new pair of tennis shoes. If the shoes were on sale for 25% off, what was the original price?

Question

А $65
$60
$70
D $75

Answer 1

Let the original price of the shoes be \( x \).

Since the shoes were on sale for 25% off, Joe paid 75% of the original price. This can be expressed as:

\[ 0.75x = 45 \]

To find the original price \( x \), we can divide both sides by 0.75:

\[ x = \frac{45}{0.75} \]

Calculating that gives:

\[ x = 60 \]

So, the original price of the shoes was \( \boxed{60} \).