TCAP Practice-SHOW WORK!TCAP Practice-SHOW WORK!POSSIBLE POINTS:A department store sold 20% of the dresses they had in stock. After the sale they had 60 dresses left.What was the original number of dresses before the sale?A 48B. 72C. 75D. 80ABCD
Q. TCAP Practice-SHOW WORK!TCAP Practice-SHOW WORK!POSSIBLE POINTS:A department store sold 20% of the dresses they had in stock. After the sale they had 60 dresses left.What was the original number of dresses before the sale?A 48B. 72C. 75D. 80ABCD
Calculate Remaining Dresses: They sold 20% of the dresses and had 60 left, so 60 dresses represent the remaining 80% after the sale.
Find Original Number: To find the original number of dresses, we need to calculate 100% of the stock. Let's call the original number of dresses 'x'.
Calculate 80% of Original: So, 80% of x equals 60 dresses. We write this as 0.80×x=60.
Divide to Find x: To find 'x', we divide both sides by 0.80. So, x=0.8060.
Check Answer: Calculating that gives us x=75 dresses.
Check Answer: Calculating that gives us x=75 dresses.But wait, we need to check the options given. The answer 75 is option C, so that's our answer.
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