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

the answer is € 60.......

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:

Let the original price of shoes be x

Normal prices are reduced by 10%.

So, reduction in price = $10\%x = 0.1x$

Reduced price of shoes = x-0.1x=0.9x

We are given that 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