SOLUTION: The shoes were marked up thirty percent so they would sell for $156. What was their original price?
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Question 724188: The shoes were marked up thirty percent so they would sell for $156. What was their original price?
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X+.3X=156
1.3X=156
X=156/1.3
X=$120.00 WAS THE ORIGINAL PRICE.
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