SOLUTION: a store is having a sale were all merchindise is 1/4 off . a women spends $36. how much would it have been at regular price

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Question 733675: a store is having a sale were all merchindise is 1/4 off . a women spends $36. how much would it have been at regular price

Found 2 solutions by lynnlo, ikleyn:
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a store is having a sale were all merchindise is 1/4 off.
a women spends $36. how much would it have been at regular price
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So, in this problem, $36 is 3/4 of the regular price.


Then  1/4  of the regular price is  36/3 = 12 dollars;  
hence, the regular price is 4*12 = 48 dollars.


ANSWER.  The regular price is $48.

Solved.

The answer in the post by @lynnlo is incorrect.