A store has 40% off sale on headphones. With this discount, the price of one pair of headphones is $36.00

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asked Sep 20, 2019 200k views

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G Wimpassinger · Answer 1 · 2019-09-27T03:55:24+0000

40 % off means we pay 60 % (must total 100%)

original price * 60 % = 36.00

change percent to decimal

original price * .6 = 36

divide each side by .6

orginal price = 60