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The price of a pair of shoes is $52. This price is 15% lower than last week. What was the price of the shoes last week? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Enter your answer …

The price of a pair of shoes is $52. This price is 15% lower than last week. What was the price of the shoes last week? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Enter your answer …
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The price of a pair of shoes is $52. This price is 15% lower than last week. What was the price of the shoes last week? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Enter your answer in the box.

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User Arif Khan
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I just did the test it is 61.18

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User Francesco Re
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$52/(100-15)=$0.6117 is 1 percent of the price
$0.6117*100=$61.17
Last week the price of the shoes was $61.17

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