Question

Sam the Sham is an unfair shoe salesman. He has a pair of shoes that was priced at $60 last week. To entice customers, he wants to put a "25% off'' tag on the shoes but he still wants the customer to pay $60 for the shoes. He raises the price of the shoes so that after the 25% discount the shoes will cost $60. In dollars, what must the new price of the shoes be before the discount?

Answer 1

The answer is

x=80

Answer 2

Let the new price of shoe before discount is “x”

75% of x = 60$
75/100x = $ 60
x = 60*100/75
x = $80

Therefore, the revised shoe price before discount should be $80, so that he can still get $60 even if he gives 25% discount.