Sweaters already on sale for 30% off the regular price cost $28 when purchased with a promotional coupon that allows an additional 20% discount. find the original price. (hint: when you save 20%, you are paying 80%.)

The original price was $50.

To find this we need to start with the price you paid ($28). We then use this cost to find the pre-coupon price. Since the coupon affords a 20% discount, that means you pay for 80%. To solve this, simply divide the price you paid by the percentage you paid.

$28/.80 = $35.

Now that we have the pre-coupon price ($35), we can use that to find the original price. Again, we'd want to divide that by the percentage you paid for, which is 70%.

$35/.70 = $50

walter needs to make at least 5 more cookies but no more than 40. 5 ≤ x ≤ 40

step-by-step explanation:

20 ≤ x + 15 ≤ 55

subtract 15 from all parts

20-15 ≤ x + 15-15 ≤ 55-15

5 ≤ x ≤ 40

this means how many more cookies he has to make

walter needs to make at least 5 more cookies, but no more than 40 cookies; 5 ≤ x ≤ 40