Question

Using coupons,you spend $120 grocery shopping.This is 80% of the total retail price of the groceries. How much would you have spent if you had not used the coupons?

Answer 1

$150

Explanation:

Let c represent the cost without the coupons. Then 0.80c=$120, and

c = $150.

Without applying the coupons you would have spent $150 on the groceries.