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A pair of jeans are on sale for $72.25. They have b
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Question 86119: My daughter has asked me for help in Algebra and I know the answer to the following problem, but I do not know the equation.
A pair of jeans are on sale for $72.25. They have been marked down 15%. What was the original price? Answer by dolly(163) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the original price be $x
They are marked down by 15%
So the sale value = 85% of x
= 0.85x
Given the sale value is 72.25
==> 0.85x = 72.25
==> 0.85 x/0.85 = 72.25/0.85
==> x = 85
So the original price of the jeans was $85
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