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01-02-2018
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The price of a pair of shoes after a 25% discount was $18.50. what was the original cost?

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texaschic101 texaschic101

01-02-2018

after a 25% discount...means that u paid 75%

so 75% of the original cost is 18.50...
0.75x = 18.50.....with x being the original cost
x = 18.50 / 0.75
x = 24.666 rounds to 24.67 <==

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