Marty paid $72 for a jacket that had been marked down 20%. Create a linear model to represent this and use it to calculate the original price of the jacket.

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Marty paid $72 for a jacket that had been marked down 20%.  Create a linear model to represent this and use it to calculate the original price of the jacket.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Marty paid $60 for a jacket that had been marked down 20%. What is the original price of the jacket? I really need this answer

oobleck · Answer

(1 - .20)x = 72 so now find x