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  • 09-01-2019
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What is the original price of an item if the sale price equals $146.54 and the discount was 15%

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tramserran
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  • 09-01-2019

Answer: $172.40

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]\dfrac{New-Original}{Original}=Percent\ Change[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{146.54-x}{x}=-0.15[/tex]

[tex]146.54 - x = -0.15x[/tex]

[tex]146.54=0.85x[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{146.54}{0.85}=\dfrac{0.85x}{0.85}[/tex]

[tex]172.40 = x[/tex]



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