SOLUTION: The price of a suit was $540. This included a 15% discount. What was the original price?
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Question 564757: The price of a suit was $540. This included a 15% discount. What was the original price?
Answer by ad_alta(240) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We know that 85% of the real price is $540. Thus 0.85p=540 with 'p' the real price. Dividing we get p=635.29.
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