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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 21-04-2015
  • Mathematics
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If you spend $35 in a jacket during a 60% off clearance sale, what is the original price of the jacket?

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belcatya
belcatya belcatya
  • 21-04-2015

60% off it's mean that price now is only 40%
so make proportion:
35$ - 40%
x$ - 100%
x=35100/40=87.5$
Answer: original price is 87.5$

checking:
87.50.4=35$

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