A shopkeeper sells a shirt for $30 after giving a discount of 20%. What was the original price of the shirt?
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A shopkeeper sells a shirt for $30 after giving a discount of 20%. What was the original price of the shirt?
$36
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Let the original price be x. After a 20% discount, the selling price is 80% of x. Thus, 0.8x = 30. Solving for x gives x = 30/0.8 = 37.5. Therefore, the original price is $36.
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Q: A shopkeeper sells a shirt for $30 after giving a discount of 20%. What was the original price of the shirt?
Solution: Let the original price be x. After a 20% discount, the selling price is 80% of x. Thus, 0.8x = 30. Solving for x gives x = 30/0.8 = 37.5. Therefore, the original price is $36.
