SOLUTION: Amy paid $86.14 for a pair of running shoes during a 20%-off sale. What was the regular price?(round to the nearest cent if necessary)
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Question 346267: Amy paid $86.14 for a pair of running shoes during a 20%-off sale. What was the regular price?(round to the nearest cent if necessary) Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi,
Let P be the regular price. 20%-off can be written as .80(of the regular price)
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The question states the following to be true:
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.80*P = $86.14 Divide both sides of the equation by .80
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P = $
