SOLUTION: the final price of Cathy’s sweater after all the discounts was
$2.50. Assume that Cathy got 20% off her Holiday Bonus Bucks. What was the original price of
the sweater?
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Question 1063916: the final price of Cathy’s sweater after all the discounts was
$2.50. Assume that Cathy got 20% off her Holiday Bonus Bucks. What was the original price of
the sweater?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If Cathy got 20% off, then she paid 80% of the sweater's full price. So:
.8n=2.5
n=2.5/.8=$3.125 as the original price of the sweater.
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