Question

i got a pair of shoes that was $61.02 after 40% off. what was the amount of the shoes before the 40% off.

Answer 1

let original price = x

sale price = x - 40% of x = x - 40x/100 = 60x/100

so now equate this to 61.02 and solve to get x

Answer 2

Nicely explained Harkirat.

Answer 3

ok

Answer 4

Did that make sense tena?

Answer 5

thanks polpak and congratulations for becoming a moderator !!!

Answer 6

Indeed. Though I dunno that the experience is all that different than before.

Answer 7

i think lol

Answer 8

I am still trying to figure the answer out

Answer 9

how did you get 60?

Answer 10

Well ok, so lets say p is the original price.

p - (40% of p) = 61.02
40% of p = .4p

So 1(p) - .4(p) = 61.02

Answer 11

What is 1 - .4 ?

Answer 12

-3

Answer 13

You missed the decimal point there.

Answer 14

1.00 - 0.40

Answer 15

oh i didnt see it

Answer 16

You can also just think about it as this.. $61.02 is 40% off the original price.
So what percent was left after you took 40% off?

Answer 17

i came up with 64.42

Answer 18

If you take 40% of a cake and eat it. How much cake is left?

Answer 19

a little under1/2?

Answer 20

A little over half. You ate a little less than half.

Answer 21

There is 100% in a whole cake. If you eat 40% of the whole cake, what percent is left?

Answer 22

Isn't it 100% - 40% = 60%?

Answer 23

ok i see where the 60 came from

Answer 24

So 61.02 is the 60% of the original price that is left.

Therefore:

\[61.02 = .6(p) \implies p = ?\]

Answer 25

ok i got 121.04?

Answer 26

How did you get that?

Answer 27

gosh I have no clue now i got 97.63

Answer 28

What are you doing to find these numbers?

Answer 29

If I told you that

5d = 434

How would you solve for d?

Answer 30

divide

Answer 31

Divide what by what?

Answer 32

it would be 868?

Answer 33

What are you dividing?

Answer 34

5 into 434

Answer 35

\[{434 \over 5} = 86.8\]

Answer 36

ugh forgot the decimal

Answer 37

So then if you have:
\[.6p = 61.02\]

You find p by doing:
\[p = {61.02\over .6}\]

Answer 38

101.70?

Answer 39

correct tena!!

Answer 40

Nicely done.

Answer 41

i be. thats one of the answers I had when I done it with my sister and she said it wasnt right lol

Answer 42

then i went to the internet for help. thanks soooooo much