A department store has a sale on shoes. For every pair of shoes, the sale price is 3/4 of the ticket price. If the sale price for a pair of shoes is $36, what is the ticket price?

48

Step-by-step explanation:

Let p =  ticket price of the shoes

p * 3/4 = 36

Multiply each side by 4/3

4/3 *3/4 p = 4/3 *36

p = 48

The ticket price is 48 dollars

i believe that is true.

step-by-step explanation:

hope my answer has you if not i'm sorry.

it's equivalent, so we can say that its equal.

let's call the denominator x and the numerador is 18 less then denominator, x - 18.

multiply

2.x = 5.(x - 18)

2x = 5x - 90

90 = 5x - 2x

90 = 3x

x = 90/3

x = 30

so: