SOLUTION: Please show me how to set this percentage question up.
Find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is $36.00 after a 60% discount. What is the original price o
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Question 219961: Please show me how to set this percentage question up.
Find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is $36.00 after a 60% discount. What is the original price of the shoes?
I have tried 36 x .30(30%)?
I am not sure how to set it up? Thank you
Found 2 solutions by rfer, MathTherapy:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
36/.40=$90
If you forget wheather to divide or multiply, just remember if you want more or less than the given and try both to find which gives you that answer.
36*.4 would give you 40% of 36 not the answer your looking for.
Good luck
Bob
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please show me how to set this percentage question up.
Find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is $36.00 after a 60% discount. What is the original price of the shoes?
I have tried 36 x .30(30%)?
I am not sure how to set it up? Thank you
The original price is always represented by 100%, or 1
Since there was a 60% discount, it follows that the shoes cost 40% (100% - 60%) of its original price
By letting original price equal P, we can therefore use proportions to find the original price, or 100%, or 1
.4P = 36 ------ Cross-multiplying
P, or original price of the shoes = , or $
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