Word problems involving Percentages **Question** Marcy bought one pair of jeans at `70%` off and one blouse at `40%` off. If she paid `$12` more for the blouse than for the jeans and she spent a total of `$84`, what was the original price of the jeans? I am having no clue on how to solve this problem? How to write the equations and solve for it?

Hints:

* Suppose $B$ was the final price of the blouse and $J$ the final price of the jeans.
* Can you translate "she paid $\$12$ more for the blouse than for the jeans" into an equation involving $B$ and $J$?
* Can you translate "she spent a total of $\$84$" into an equation involving $B$ and $J$?
* Can you solve these to find $J$?
* Suppose $j$ was the original price of the jeans.
* Can you translate "Marcy bought one pair of jeans at 70% off" into an equation involving $j$ and $J$?
* Can you solve this to find $j$?