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A retail store decreases the price of designer shirts 15% to a sale price of $120. What was the original price?
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Jay asked:


Please show work. I have a final tomorrow and i don’t understand how to work this problem.

-thanks :)

Ann

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    • Comments

    ron wagner on 18 September, 2009 at 3:04 pm #

    really, your homework is that hard for you?


    Miss K on 21 September, 2009 at 3:38 pm #

    This is the formula.

    % Decrease = Decrease/Old Price x 100%


    ringoR on 24 September, 2009 at 6:33 am #

    Since the store “decreases” 15%, that means that …
    $120 is 85% of the original price.

    120 = 85% x the original price
    so,
    the original price = 120 รท 85% = 141.18 [rounded to the cents]


    MaverickRabbit645 on 26 September, 2009 at 12:04 pm #

    To figure out this problem you must use a percent equation to find the actual discount.
    If ‘d’ represents the original price then

    d=0.15(120)

    0.15*120=18

    So the actual discount is $18
    To find the orginal price, you must add the discount with the sale price, so

    $120 + $18 = $138

    The original price is $138