After a discount of 20%, the price of a pair of shoes, including tax, is $66.91. The following equation can be used to find x, the price of the pair of shoes without the discount:

x - 0.2x + 0.06(x - 0.2x) = 66.91

What is the price of the pair of shoes without the discount?

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After a discount of 20%, the price of a pair of shoes, including tax, is $66.91. The following equation can be used to find x, the price of the pair of shoes without the discount:

x - 0.2x + 0.06(x - 0.2x) = 66.91

What is the price of the pair of shoes without the discount?

anonymous · Answer

So just solve for x!
What do you need help with?

anonymous · Answer

All of it lol I can't do interest stuff...

anonymous · Answer

You don't have to. They give you an equation. All you have to do is just crunch numbers.

anonymous · Answer

I keep coming up with ridiculous answers

anonymous · Answer

Like what?

anonymous · Answer

The answer is 78.90 right

anonymous · Answer

It is.