SOLUTION: The price of a product after a 15% discount is $255. What was the original price of the product? Why doesnt 255 x 1.15 = work for this answer??

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Question 326781: The price of a product after a 15% discount is $255. What was the original price of the product?

Why doesnt 255 x 1.15 = work for this answer??

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The reason is because does not equal

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