6. Courtney bought a shirt for $24 with a

coupon for 25% off. What was the

original price of the shirt before the

discount?

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23 May, 07:57

6. Courtney bought a shirt for $24 with a

coupon for 25% off. What was the

original price of the shirt before the

discount?

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Keira Rosario · Answer 1

let the original price be x.

then,

x - 25% of x = 24

x - 25x/100 = 24

x - x/4=24

3x/4=24

3x = 96

x = 32

in short ... the original price = 32 dollars

6. Courtney bought a shirt for $24 with acoupon for 25% off. What was theoriginal price of the shirt before thediscount?

6. Courtney bought a shirt for $24 with a

coupon for 25% off. What was the

original price of the shirt before the

discount?