Due to a sale at Macy's you only have to pay 2/3 of the original price of a blouse. your price AFTER the discount $120. What was the original price? Explain how you arrived at this answer.

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  $180

Step-by-step explanation:

The relationship between the prices is said to be ...

  (amount you pay) = 2/3 × (original price)

To find the original price, multiply the equation by the reciprocal of the coefficient of the (original price).

  (3/2)×(amount you pay) = (3/2)(2/3)(original price) = (original price)

  (3/2)×$120 = original price = $180

the ratio of white tiles to blue tiles is 48: 16. the ratio in it's simplest form is 3: 1.

step-by-step explanation:

ratio: take the first number and add a colon next to it, then add the second number after that. make sure the ratio order matches up with the written problem!

simplest form: we can simplify the ratio 48 : 16 by dividing both terms by the greatest common factor (gcf).

the gcf of 48 and 16 is 16.

divide both terms by 16:

48 ÷ 16 = 3

16 ÷ 16 = 1

reducing to simplest form:

48 : 16 = 3 : 1

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