SOLUTION: Barb buys a dress for 10 dollars less than half the price of the dress. She saves 80 dollars. What was the original cost of the dress?
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Question 855236: Barb buys a dress for 10 dollars less than half the price of the dress. She saves 80 dollars. What was the original cost of the dress? Found 2 solutions by stanbon, ewatrrr:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Barb buys a dress for 10 dollars less than half the price of the dress. She saves 80 dollars. What was the original cost of the dress?
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Equation:
Let x be original cost of the dress.
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(1/2)x - 10 = 80
(1/2)x = 90
x = $180.00
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Hi,
Barb buys a dress for 10 dollars less than half the price of the dress.
saves $80 ⇒ $70 was the half the price of the dress that originally cost $140
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Let x represent original cost
80 = x/2 + 10 the savings
70 = x/2
$140 = x
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