SOLUTION: After a 17% markdown, a coat is $494.68. What was the original price of the coat?
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Question 234193: After a 17% markdown, a coat is $494.68. What was the original price of the coat?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the original price. Then:
Just solve for
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