document.write( "Question 1072812: if a coat is marked as 25% off and you pay $90 how much is the original price \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #687653 by math_helper(2461)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! if a coat is marked as 25% off and you pay $90 how much is the original price \n" ); document.write( "覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 \n" ); document.write( "Let x = original price \n" ); document.write( "\"25% of x\" is 0.25x \n" ); document.write( "\"25% off of x\" is 1x-0.25x = (1-0.25)x = 0.75x \n" ); document.write( "予r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We know $90 = 0.75x \n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 0.75: \n" ); document.write( " $90/0.75 = x \n" ); document.write( " $120 = x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Original price of coat was $ |