Question

In a sale , normal prices are reduced by 10%. Nathalie bought a pair of shoes in the sale for £54 . What was the original price of the shoes ?

Answer 1

NORMAL PRICES ARE REDUCED BY =10%
PRICE OF A PAIR OF SHOES IN SALE = £54
ORIGINAL PRICE = (10÷100) × 54 = 5.4

Answer 2

Given :

In a sale , normal prices are reduced by 10%. Nathalie bought a pair of shoes in the sale for £54 .

To Find:

What was the original price of the shoes ?

Solution:

We are given that In a sale , normal prices are reduced by 10%.

Let the original price of shoes be x

So, Reduced price of shoes = $x-10\%x=x-0.1x=0.9x$

Since Nathalie bought a pair of shoes in the sale for £54

So, 0.9x=54

$x=\frac{54}{0.9}$

x=60

Hence The original price of the shoes was £60