SOLUTION: A shirt is on sale for 40% off. The sale price is $12. What was the original price? What was the amount, in dollars, of the discount?
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Question 1033068: A shirt is on sale for 40% off. The sale price is $12. What was the original price? What was the amount, in dollars, of the discount?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, rfer:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the original price
The original price was $20
The amount of the discount was $8
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12/0.60=$20
discount=$8
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