Question

3. Suppose you pay $24 for a pair of shoes that has been discounted 20%. What is the original price of the shoes? Show how you identify what you are looking for, set up an equation, arrive at your answer, and check your work. Then clearly state your answer

Answer 1

Given: $24 is the discounted price at 20%.

Think about this:
What percent of the original price are you paying for?

Answer 2

24*20% or 0.200 *20% is 4.80

Answer 3

If $24 is the discounted price after taking 20% off, you are paying 80% of the original price.

Therefore,
24 = 0.8x

Solve for x to get the original price.

Answer 4

4.80 is the awenser

Answer 5

Thank you

Answer 6

:D

Answer 7

welcome

Answer 8

metal me would ya

Answer 9

the answer is not $4.80. if $24 was a discount price, the original price would not be cheaper than the discount price. the equation is 24=0.8x, and you need to solve for x.

Answer 10

The original price is $30.