Question

A store has a 25% off sale on coats. With this discount, the price of one coat is$ 34.50. What is the original price of the coat?

Answer 1

$46.

Explanation:

set up as a proportion. when an item is reduced by 25%, that means you're paying 75% for it. so the proportion would be: 75/100=34.50/x. Once you solve for X, your answer will be $46.

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Answer 2

I believe this would make the original price of the coat $46.00

Explanation: