SOLUTION: Amy paid $79.47 for a pair of shoes during a 40% off sale. What was the regular price? It says round to the nearest cent if necessary. Can someone please help me I came up with $19

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Question 250714: Amy paid $79.47 for a pair of shoes during a 40% off sale. What was the regular price? It says round to the nearest cent if necessary. Can someone please help me I came up with $198.67 but Im not so sure about it.Thanks
Answer by MRperkins(300) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
My current whiteboard is located here (although it may be closed out by the time you get this):
http://www.scriblink.com/index.jsp?act=phome&roomid=5978&KEY=5C3BEC22A2CEB511CE3E97F4068F3137
The correct answer is 132.45 I will tell you how to get that in the whiteboard or you can email me at justin.sheppard.tech@hotmail.com
Here is the saved copy of the whiteboard.
http://www.scriblink.com/index.jsp?act=phome&ld=1&rid=5978&cid=8038
I was hoping to get some interactivity while explaining the problem, but I guess that is ok. You can still try the first link to see if I am still online, but I will be getting off soon.