SOLUTION: Salina bought a shirt on sale and she paid 80% of the original price. The sale price of the shirt was $5 less than the original price. Wjat was the original price of the shirt, and

Question 1100287: Salina bought a shirt on sale and she paid 80% of the original price. The sale price of the shirt was $5 less than the original price. Wjat was the original price of the shirt, and what price did Salina pay?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the original price of the shirt
= the sale price of the shirt
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and

The original price was $25
Salena paid $20

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