SOLUTION: The price of a flight was increased by 3% to £720. What was the price before the increase? Give your answer to the nearest penny.

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Question 1115231: The price of a flight was increased by 3% to £720. What was the price before the increase?
Give your answer to the nearest penny.
Found 2 solutions by addingup, ikleyn:
Answer by addingup(3677)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So 720 is 97% of the previous price
720/0.97 = 742.27
Answer by ikleyn(52800)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The price of a flight was increased by 3% to £720. What was the price before the increase?
Give your answer to the nearest penny.
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The correct solution is THIS:


x*(1+0.03) = 720  ====>  x =  = 699.03 dollars.


Any other solution and any other answer are   W R O N G.


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