The price of a pair of shoes is $52. the price is 15% lower than last week.
what was the price of the shoes last week?
round your answer to the nearest cent.
enter your answer in the box.

Proportion states that two ratios or fractions are equal.

Let x be the price of the shoes last week.

As per the statement:

The price of a pair of shoes is $52.

The price is 15% lower than last week.

by definition we have;

by cross multiply we have;

Divide both sides by 85 we have;

x = $61.1764706

Therefore, the price of the shoes last week to the nearest cent was $61.18

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