find original price of a pair of shoes if the sale price is 24$ after a 50% discount

the original price is - ?
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that means $24 is 50%

therefore $48 is 100% and the starting price.
by Level 4 User (9.5k points)
thank you so much
by Level 1 User (120 points)
24 is 50 percent. So if 50 percent is also considered 1/2 or .5, you could multiply 24 by the denominator of 1/2 and get 48! Hope this helps!
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the answer is 48. if 50 percent is half of 100, what is 24 half of? 24 times 2 is 48.
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