SOLUTION: i need help solving this equation!
$130.90= x-0.30x
here is the problem? After a 30% reduction, the sale price of a chair is $130.90, what is the original price?
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$130.90= x-0.30x
here is the problem? After a 30% reduction, the sale price of a chair is $130.90, what is the original price?
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$130.90= x-0.30x
here is the problem? After a 30% reduction, the sale price of a chair is $130.90, what is the original price? Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello,
What we need to do is solve for x:
$130.90= x-0.30x
Combine like terms to get:
$130.90= .7x
Now divide both sides by .7 to get:
x=$187
There we go, the original price is:
$187
Make sense?
RJ
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