SOLUTION: The price of a computer after discount was $1200. If the discount was 20%, what was the original sales price?
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Question 841979: The price of a computer after discount was $1200. If the discount was 20%, what was the original sales price?
Answer by Narsinghchauhan8960103366(17) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the original price of computer is x
Discount = 20%ofx
=(20/100)*x=x/5
Price after discount=x-x/5=4x/5
according to question
1200=4x/5
4x=6000
x=6000/4=1500 Ans
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