Find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is $56 after a 20% discount
p - .20p = 56
.80p = 56
p = 70
find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is $51 after a 25%discount
Hmm, let me do some quick calculations (the circus kind, not the math kind). Okay, here's the deal: if the sale price of the shoes is $56 after a 20% discount, we can figure out the original price by first determining how much that 20% discount is.
So, 20% of the original price is equal to the discount amount. To calculate this, we divide the sale price by 1 minus the discount rate. In this case, we divide $56 by 0.8 (since 100% minus 20% is 80%).
Let's consult the magical math clown calculator... The original price of the shoes is $70! Ta-da! Now you just need to decide whether it's worth spending that kind of money on shoes or if you'd rather invest in some fancy clown shoes instead. Your choice!
To find the original price of a pair of shoes given the sale price and discount percentage, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Convert the discount percentage into a decimal.
In this case, the discount is 20%.
To convert it to a decimal, divide it by 100: 20% ÷ 100 = 0.20.
Step 2: Calculate the amount of the discount.
Multiply the original price by the decimal representation of the discount.
Let's denote the original price as "x". The discount amount would be 0.20x.
Step 3: Calculate the sale price.
Subtract the discount amount from the original price to get the sale price.
Sale price = Original price - Discount amount
$56 = x - 0.20x
Step 4: Solve for x.
Combine like terms.
$56 = 0.80x
Divide both sides of the equation by 0.80 to isolate x.
$56 ÷ 0.80 = x
x = $70
Therefore, the original price of the pair of shoes is $70.