Steph paid $178 after receiving a discount of 15% on a pair of shoes. How much did the shoes cost before the discount? Please help.

204.7 is the price before the discount.

Step-by-step explanation:

proof:   178 x 0.15 = 26.7

            26.7 + 178 = 204.7

the image is given below

since the options are not given so we draw it from the equation

the given equation is

y = (x-1) (x+4)

y = y² + 3x - 4

the above equation is a quadratic equation which will have two roots. if we draw the graph for it, it will look like this