a shoe store is selling a pair of shoes for $60 that has been discounted by 32% what was the original selling price

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i just needed some help i guess

Answer 1

One way to approach this is to ask, "$60 is 68% of what price?"

 

That's because 100% (the original price) - 32% (the discount) = 68% (the discounted price)

 

If the original price = x, then we have

 

.68x = 60     (68% = 0.68)

 

x = 88.24

 

The original price was $88.24