SOLUTION: the dress store is having a sale where all merchandise is 1/4 off. A women buys $42 of merchandise at the sale price. What would she have had to pay at the regular price?

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Question 484948: the dress store is having a sale where all merchandise is 1/4 off. A women buys $42 of merchandise at the sale price. What would she have had to pay at the regular price?
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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$42 is (1-1/4)=3/4 of the original price
42%2F%28%283%2F4%29%29=42%2A4%2F3=56$