SOLUTION: The phone case you want to buy is marked down 30%, and you have a 25% off coupon. You pay $42.00. Can this equation be used to find the original price of the phone case? If so, wha

Question 844457: The phone case you want to buy is marked down 30%, and you have a 25% off coupon. You pay $42.00. Can this equation be used to find the original price of the phone case? If so, what is the original price of the item? Explain.
3/4 (0.7c) = 42

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes.
The original price is .
30% mark down means, your cost is now
The 25% off coupon works the same way.
So if you paid $42 for it.

To find ,

Work that out and you'll have the original price.
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