SOLUTION: amy paid 60.15 for a pair of running shoes during a 30% off sale. what was the regular price of the shoes before the sale?

SOLUTION: amy paid 60.15 for a pair of running shoes during a 30% off sale. what was the regular price of the shoes before the sale?

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Question 313631: amy paid 60.15 for a pair of running shoes during a 30% off sale. what was the regular price of the shoes before the sale?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let x be the price of the shoes before the discount. So The equation we can set up is:
x-.3x=60.15 Combine like terms to get:
.7x=60.15 Divide both sides by .7 to get:
x=$85.93 (Rounded to the nearest cent)
Make sense?
RJ
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