SOLUTION: I've been working on this problem for a while and can't figure out what the equation would be. Wendy bought a drill at a 10%-off sale. The sale price was $75.60. Find the

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: I've been working on this problem for a while and can't figure out what the equation would be.
Wendy bought a drill at a 10%-off sale. The sale price was $75.60. Find the original price p.
This question is from textbook Pre-algrebra

Answer by aussie7us(3)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The equation is

P stands for the original price. The 90 stands for 90 %. Wendy paid 100-10, or 90 %.

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