Question

Sam the Sham is an unfair shoe salesman. He has a pair of shoes that was priced at $60 last week. To entice customers, he wants to put a "25\%off'' tag on the shoes but he still wants the customer to pay $60 for the shoes. He raises the price of the shoes so that after the 25\% discount the shoes will cost $60. In dollars, what must the new price of the shoes be before the discount?

Answer 1

Let the new price be x
75% of x=60
75x/100=60
x=100*60/75
x=$80
So the new price is $80