SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve this, I'm having trouble with percentages and it would be very helpful if you'd show the work also, thanks. The topic is: Solving Algebraic Problems

Question 921529: Can you please help me solve this, I'm having trouble with percentages and it would be very helpful if you'd show the work also, thanks.
The topic is: Solving Algebraic Problems Involving Percents
At a sale, a DVD player sold for $153. This amount was 85% of the original price. What was the original price?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the original price

The original price was $180

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