Comments on: if a 20% discount on a pair of shoes is $12.75, what is the regular price? http://www.ramalhoshoes.com/discount-shoes/if-a-20-discount-on-a-pair-of-shoes-is-12-75-what-is-the-regular-price Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:04:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Bob http://www.ramalhoshoes.com/discount-shoes/if-a-20-discount-on-a-pair-of-shoes-is-12-75-what-is-the-regular-price/comment-page-1#comment-3664 Bob Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:47:59 +0000 http://www.ramalhoshoes.com/discount-shoes/if-a-20-discount-on-a-pair-of-shoes-is-12-75-what-is-the-regular-price#comment-3664 Okay, this is every bit a matter of interpretation as it is mathematics. If you're buying shoes at a 20% discount, that means you are getting them at 80% of the regular price, right? Okay, this is how you set the problem up........ Let x = the regular price of the shoes. then........ 80% (x) = 12.75 .8(x) = 12.75 ----> .8x/.8 = 12.75/.8 -----> x = $15.94 (rounded) * You need to supply additional details on the second question.<br><b>References : </b><br> Okay, this is every bit a matter of interpretation as it is mathematics. If you’re buying shoes at a 20% discount, that means you are getting them at 80% of the regular price, right? Okay, this is how you set the problem up……..

Let x = the regular price of the shoes.
then……..
80% (x) = 12.75

.8(x) = 12.75 —->
.8x/.8 = 12.75/.8 —–>
x = $15.94 (rounded)

* You need to supply additional details on the second question.
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]]> By: butterfeet http://www.ramalhoshoes.com/discount-shoes/if-a-20-discount-on-a-pair-of-shoes-is-12-75-what-is-the-regular-price/comment-page-1#comment-3663 butterfeet Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:58:59 +0000 http://www.ramalhoshoes.com/discount-shoes/if-a-20-discount-on-a-pair-of-shoes-is-12-75-what-is-the-regular-price#comment-3663 20% of original price = $12.75 20% = 1/5 So, multiply 12.75 by 5 to find the original price. That is $63.75 For the map question, the scale is saying that every cm on the map is equivalent to 500 000cm. So if you have 12cm on the map, the actual distance is 12x500 000 = 6 000 000cm = 60 000m = 60km<br><b>References : </b><br> 20% of original price = $12.75
20% = 1/5
So, multiply 12.75 by 5 to find the original price.
That is $63.75

For the map question, the scale is saying that every cm on the map is equivalent to 500 000cm. So if you have 12cm on the map, the actual distance is 12×500 000 = 6 000 000cm = 60 000m = 60km
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]]> By: miley#1fan http://www.ramalhoshoes.com/discount-shoes/if-a-20-discount-on-a-pair-of-shoes-is-12-75-what-is-the-regular-price/comment-page-1#comment-3661 miley#1fan Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:54:59 +0000 http://www.ramalhoshoes.com/discount-shoes/if-a-20-discount-on-a-pair-of-shoes-is-12-75-what-is-the-regular-price#comment-3661 i dont know do da math!!!!!!!<br><b>References : </b><br> i dont know do da math!!!!!!!
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