Suppose you pay $24 for a pair of shoes that has been discounted 20%. What is the original price of the shoes? Show how you identify what you are looking for, set up an equation, arrive at your answer, and check your work. Then clearly state your answer. Answer

Since the discount is 20%, we know that $24 is 80% or 4/5 of the original price of the shoes. Divide the $24 by 20%, and you get $6. Add that to $24, and you get the original shoe price: $30. You can verify by Multiply 30 by 80%, which comes out to the discount price-$24.