SOLUTION: A clothing store manager reduced the original price of designer jeans by 20% on Monday, then, on Friday, decreased Monday's price by 60%. If the resulting price was $108.00, then
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Question 709544: A clothing store manager reduced the original price of designer jeans by 20% on Monday, then, on Friday, decreased Monday's price by 60%. If the resulting price was $108.00, then what was the original price?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A clothing store manager reduced the original price of designer jeans by 20% on Monday, then, on Friday, decreased Monday's price by 60%. If the resulting price was $108.00, then what was the original price?
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Let "x" be the original price.
Eqution:
0.4*0.8*x = 108
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0.32x = 108
x = $337.50
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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