To make money a clothing store sells its merchandise at twice the amount it had originally paid for it. If a customer sees the price of a shirt priced at $38 in the store, how much did the store originally pay for the shirt?

$2

$19

$36

$76

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Lilah Vega

Mathematics

19 November, 05:43

To make money a clothing store sells its merchandise at twice the amount it had originally paid for it. If a customer sees the price of a shirt priced at $38 in the store, how much did the store originally pay for the shirt?

$2

$19

$36

$76

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Sophie Hayes · Answer 1

The answer is "$19."

If the store sells it for twice of its original value, the $38 that the customer paid would have to be divided by two. This is the original price that the store paid for the shirt.

38:2=19

To make money a clothing store sells its merchandise at twice the amount it had originally paid for it. If a customer sees the price of a shirt priced at $38 in the store, how much did the store originally pay for the shirt?$2$19$36$76

To make money a clothing store sells its merchandise at twice the amount it had originally paid for it. If a customer sees the price of a shirt priced at $38 in the store, how much did the store originally pay for the shirt?

$2

$19

$36

$76