SOLUTION: You buy a big-screen tv for $2,040, which is 15% off the original price. What was the original price?

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Question 288346: You buy a big-screen tv for $2,040, which is 15% off the original price. What was the original price?
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You buy a big-screen tv for $2,040, which is 15% off the original price. What was the original price?
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Let x = original price
the
x - .15x = 2040
x(1-.15) = 2040
.85x = 2040
x = $2400