A pair of shoes at one store normally costs 65.75, but is 20% off. Another store has the same shoes but is offering 25% off. What is the maximum price the shoes can normally be at the second store so that after the discount they are less expensive than at the first store?

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Chelsea Saunders

Mathematics

19 December, 18:41

A pair of shoes at one store normally costs 65.75, but is 20% off. Another store has the same shoes but is offering 25% off. What is the maximum price the shoes can normally be at the second store so that after the discount they are less expensive than at the first store?

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Myla Conrad · Answer 1

The shoes at the other store could be at the most 70.13.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find this, we need to set them equal to each other. Start by multiplying the first cost by the amount of the total price you'll be paying.

65.75 * 80%

And the other side would be the amount of the total price being paid times x.

x * 75%

Now set them equal to each other and solve.

65.75 * 80% = x * 75%

52.60 = x * 75%

70.13 = x