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
[tex]x = 60[/tex]
Explanation
[tex] \sf based \: on \: the \: given \: conditions \: write : x = \frac{54}{ 1 - 01} [/tex]
[tex] \sf calculate \: the \: sum \: difference: x = \frac{54}{0.9} [/tex]
convert decimal to fraction: x= 54 / 9 / 10
[tex] \sf \: divide \: a \: fraction \: by \: multiplying \: its \: reciprosal : x = 54 \times \frac{10}{9} [/tex]
[tex] \sf \: write \: as \: a \: single \: fraction : x = \frac{54 \times 10}{9} [/tex]
[tex] \sf \: reduce \: fraction \: to \: the \: lowest \: term \: by \: cancelling \: the \: greatest \: [/tex]
[tex] \sf \: common \: factor : x = 6 \times 10[/tex]
[tex] \sf \: calculate \: the \: product \: or \: quotient : x = 60 [/tex]
[tex] \sf{ \boxed{answer : x = 60}}[/tex]
