Question

NEED HELP ASAP:
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

The discount rate is 20% so 100% - 20% = 80% of the original price is the final price (before taxes)

x = original price before discount
y = price after discount (before taxes)

y = 80% of x
y = 0.80*x
24 = 0.80*x
24/0.80 = x
30 = x
x = 30

The original price of the shoes was $30