Beth bought a shirt for $6. This was 1/5 of the regular price. What was the regular price of the shirt?

Answer 1

You may need to set up a ratio and cross-multiply:

6/x : 1/5

If you cross-multiply -- 6•5 and 1•x -- what's the result? That will be the "regular price" of the shirt.

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