SOLUTION: A woman buys a dress for $48 and it was 1/4 off, what was the original price.

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Question 307109: A woman buys a dress for $48 and it was 1/4 off, what was the original price.
Found 2 solutions by rfer, richwmiller:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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48/.75=$64
The $48 is 75% of original price

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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The other tutor has the right answer.
If the dress is 1/4 off that means she paid 3/4 of the price
let x be the original price
3/4*x=48
divide both sides by 3
1/4*x=16
multiply by 4
x=64
original price 64
or
.75x=48
divide by 3
.25x=16
x=64