Question

the dress store is having a sale where all the merchandise is 1/4 off. A woman buys $36 of merchandise at the sale price. What would she have to had to pay at the regular price?

Answer 1

No, wait.

\(\Large \color{purple}{\rightarrow x - {x \over 4} = 36 }\)

\(\Large \color{purple}{\rightarrow {3x \over 4} = 36 }\)

\(\Large \color{purple}{\rightarrow 3x = 144 }\)

\(\Large \color{purple}{\rightarrow x = 48 }\)

Answer 2

$48 is the original price.

Answer 3

Tricky, good answer!