SOLUTION: at the runners shop anniversary sale, running shoes were on sale at 15% discount. If alonzo paid 35.70 for a pair of running shoes, what was the original price?

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Question 435607: at the runners shop anniversary sale, running shoes were on sale at 15% discount. If alonzo paid 35.70 for a pair of running shoes, what was the original price?
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let p = the original price. Then
0.85p = 35.70
==> p = 35.70/0.85 ==> p = $ 42.