Amy bought a pair of running shoes she paid $66.09 during a 20% off sale, what is the regular price of the shoes?
Would I take 66.09 divide by 20%?
No. If you did this: 66.09/0.2 = 330.45.
Certainly the original price was not over $300.00
Please try again.
would it be 79.30 66.09+20%
No. That isn't the answer, but at least it's close.
100% - 20% = 80%
Let x = the original price.
0.8x = 66.09
x = 66.09/0.8
x =
ok I get it the regular price is 82.61
ThankYou
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To find the regular price of the shoes, you need to back-calculate the original price before the discount. Here's how you can do it:
1. Start by representing the discount as a decimal. In this case, the discount is 20%, so it can be written as 0.20.
2. Let's assume the regular price of the shoes is represented by 'x'.
3. Since Amy bought the shoes at a 20% off sale, she paid 80% of the regular price (100% - 20% = 80%) after the discount.
4. To find the amount Amy paid, you can multiply the regular price by 80%. It can be written as: 0.80 * x.
So, the equation would be: 0.80 * x = 66.09
To find the value of 'x', you can divide both sides of the equation by 0.80.
The calculation would be: x = 66.09 / 0.80
By performing this calculation, you would find the regular price of the shoes.