Question

Need some help, this is most confusing to me then anything!! MEDALS
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?

Answer 1

$78.90

Answer 2

can you explain why? just so i know how to do it in the future?

Answer 3

x-0.2x = 66.91/1.06 = 63.1226
x = 63.1226/0.8 = 78.90

Answer 4

medals and fan

Answer 5

pweese

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

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