SOLUTION: Following a 5% sale discount, the price of an item changed to $38.00. What was the original price of the item?

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Question 1036976: Following a 5% sale discount, the price of an item changed to $38.00. What was the original price of the item?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Following a 5% sale discount, the price of an item changed to $38.00. What was the original price of the item?
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--> $38 is 95% of the original price.

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