Question

Joe spent $45 on a new pair of tennis shoes. If

the shoes were on sale for 25% off, what was
the original price?

Answer 1

Explanation:

$60

Answer 2

Original price = $60

Explanation:

Given:

Sales price of shoes = $45

Discount rate = 25%

Find:

Original price

Computation:

Original price = Sales price of shoes[1/(1-Discount rate)]

Original price = 45[1/(1-25%)]

Original price = 45[1/(1-0.25)]

Original price = 45[1/(0.75)]

Original price = $60