SOLUTION: Today everything at stores on sale the store offers a 20% discount. the regular price of a t-shirt is $18 what is the discount price? and if the regular price of an item is x dolla

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Question 1138290: Today everything at stores on sale the store offers a 20% discount. the regular price of a t-shirt is $18 what is the discount price? and if the regular price of an item is x dollars then what is the discount price in dollars? The discount price of a hat is $18 what is the regular price?
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x, regular price

20% off -
x-0.2x=0.8x

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Today everything at stores on sale the store offers a 20% discount. the regular price of a t-shirt is $18 what is the discount price? and if the regular price of an item is x dollars then what is the discount price in dollars? The discount price of a hat is $18 what is the regular price?
a) Regular price: $18. Discounted price: .8(18) = ?????

b) Regular price:  $x. Discounted price: .8(x) = .8x

c) Discounted price: $18 ; 

Calculate a) to get your answer.

Work out the PROPORTION in c) to find R, the REGULAR price of the hat.