Answer:
The original price of the shirt is $36.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let us call p_o the original price of the shirt, then we know that $14.40 is 60% off [tex]p_o[/tex]; or $14.40 is 100% - 60% = 40% of [tex]p_o[/tex]. In other words,
[tex]\dfrac{40\%}{100\%}*p_o= \$ 14.40.[/tex]
This equation simplifies to
[tex]0.4p_o= \$14.40[/tex] (we evaluated 40/100 )
We divide both sides by 0.4 and get:
[tex]p_o= \dfrac{\$14.40}{0.4}[/tex]
[tex]\boxed{p_o = \$36.}[/tex]
The original rice of the shirt is $36.
