SOLUTION: (((Find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is $78 after a 25% discount.))) Please solve with work included.

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Question 73220: (((Find the original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is $78 after a 25% discount.))) Please solve with work included.
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
78=.75x or $78 is 75% of the original price before the discount
78/.75=x
x=104 is the original price
proof
104-(.25*104)=78
104-26=78
78=78