SOLUTION: Marta got 60% off a pair of shoes. If the shoes cost $9.75 (before sales tax), what was the original price of the shoes
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Question 989225: Marta got 60% off a pair of shoes. If the shoes cost $9.75 (before sales tax), what was the original price of the shoes
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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If she got 60% off, she paid 40% of the original price.
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original price=$9.75/0.40=$24.375
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