Amy paid $77.71 for shoes during a 20% off sale. What is the regular price of the shoes?
RPrice*.80=77.71
divide both sides by .80
To find the regular price of the shoes, we need to reverse the 20% discount.
First, let's calculate the amount of discount Amy received.
Discount = 20% of the regular price
Discount = 20/100 * Regular price
Since Amy received a 20% discount, she paid 100% - 20% = 80% of the regular price.
So, she paid 80/100 * Regular price.
We are given that Amy paid $77.71. So we can set up an equation:
80/100 * Regular price = $77.71
To find the regular price, we can solve this equation:
Regular price = $77.71 / (80/100)
Regular price = $77.71 / 0.8
Now, let's do the math:
Regular price = $97.1375
Therefore, the regular price of the shoes is approximately $97.14.