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Revision as of 16:18, 15 November 2023
Problem
Carlos went to a sports store to buy running shoes. Running shoes were on sale, with prices reduced by 
on every pair of shoes. Carlos also knew that he had to pay a 
sales tax on the discounted price. He had 
dollars. What is the original (before discount) price of the most expensive shoes he could afford to buy?
Solution 1
Let the original price be 
dollars.
After the discount, the price becomes 
dollars.
After tax, the price becomes 
dollars.
So, 
, 
~Mintylemon66
Solution 2
We can assign a variable 
to represent the original cost of the running shoes. Next, we set up the equation 
. We can solve this equation for and get 
.
~vsinghminhas
