SOLUTION: Please show me how to set this percentage question up.
Find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is $36.00 after a 60% discount. What is the original price o
Question 219961: Please show me how to set this percentage question up.
Find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is $36.00 after a 60% discount. What is the original price of the shoes?
I have tried 36 x .30(30%)?
I am not sure how to set it up? Thank you Found 2 solutions by rfer, MathTherapy:Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 36/.40=$90
If you forget wheather to divide or multiply, just remember if you want more or less than the given and try both to find which gives you that answer.
36*.4 would give you 40% of 36 not the answer your looking for.
Good luck
Bob
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Please show me how to set this percentage question up.
Find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is $36.00 after a 60% discount. What is the original price of the shoes?
I have tried 36 x .30(30%)?
I am not sure how to set it up? Thank you
The original price is always represented by 100%, or 1
Since there was a 60% discount, it follows that the shoes cost 40% (100% - 60%) of its original price
By letting original price equal P, we can therefore use proportions to find the original price, or 100%, or 1
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