Question

the dress store is having a sale where all merchandise is 1/4 off.woman buys $30 of merchandise at the sale price.

what would she have had to pay at the regular price?

Answer 1

1/4 is 25% off. so 30 dollars is 25% off the original
should i explain any further?

Answer 2

so how would you solve this problem @rebelchick777

Answer 3

You would set up an equation. Here is an equation based off of the given information.

\[\frac{ 1 }{ 4 }x = 30\]

You can then multiply both sides by 4 to cancel out the fraction, also isolating x. Then you have your answer.

Answer 4

so its 120

Answer 5

@MathematicsNerd

Answer 6

Yes, it is.