0.8x = 68
Solve for x
Judy bought a coat at a 20% discount sale for $68. What was the original price of the coat?
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thanks
and can you tell me how u set the equation up ?
Judy paid 80% of the original price.
80% of something is 68
80% of something is 68
Okay I think I get it..
you just used the compliment to add up to 100? We are given 20%... did you say 100-20=80 and then turned 80 into a decimal ?
you just used the compliment to add up to 100? We are given 20%... did you say 100-20=80 and then turned 80 into a decimal ?
Yes.
Aren't u supposed to make 20 into a decimal and multiply that by 68? That's what I learned. Either I'm right or he tought my grade wrong lol
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