SOLUTION: Sophia paid 304$ for a new TV. The TV was on sale for 20% off. What was the original price for the new TV?
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Question 1034692: Sophia paid 304$ for a new TV. The TV was on sale for 20% off. What was the original price for the new TV?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, if she got 20% off, then the $304 she paid must have been the remaining 80% of the original price...thus, if we call the original price x, we write
.80x = 304
x = 304/.8 = $380
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