Ashoe store is selling a pair of shoes for $60. the discount was 25%. what was the original price of the shoes?

$80

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be the original price. the discount was 25%, so $60 is 75% of the original cost. we can set up this formula:

=

cross multiply: 6000 = 75x

divide each side by 75: 80 = x

(23*2)-12=x     x=34

step-by-step explanation:

a=24; b=12

step-by-step explanation:

a/b=2: 1

a=2b

36/(1+2)=12

b=12

a=24