SOLUTION: marta got 60% off a pair of shoes. If the shoes cost $15.90 ( before sales tax), what was the original price of the shoes?

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Question 985608: marta got 60% off a pair of shoes. If the shoes cost $15.90 ( before sales tax), what was the original price of the shoes?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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She got 60% off, so she paid 100% - 60% = 40% of the original price

40% of (original price) = 15.90
40% of x = 15.90
0.40x = 15.90
x = 15.90/0.40
x = 39.75

The shoes originally cost $39.75