Question

Sale Price Travis bought a pair of boots on sale for $\backslash (25$ off the original price. He paid $\backslash )60$for the boots. What was the original price of the boots?

Short answer

The original price of the boots is,$\$85$.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1.Given that,

Sale price $=\$60$

Discount $=\$25$

We need to find the original price of the boots.

Let the original price of the boots be, $\$x$.

The formula used in this problem is,

Original price$-$Discount$=$Sale price.

Step2.Substitute the known values in the formula.

$x-25=60$.

Now solve this equation.

$$\begin{gathered} x-25=60 \\ x=60+25 \\ x=85 \end{gathered}$$

Step3.Let us check the answer.

$$\begin{gathered} x-25=60 \\ 85-25=60 \\ 60=60 \end{gathered}$$

which is true.

Therefore, the original price of the boots is,$\$85$.