SOLUTION: After a 35% price reduction, an iphone 5 sold for $442. what was the original price before the reduction?

SOLUTION: After a 35% price reduction, an iphone 5 sold for $442. what was the original price before the reduction?

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Question 907717: After a 35% price reduction, an iphone 5 sold for $442. what was the original price before the reduction?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A 35% reduction brings the price down to
100% - 35% = 65% of the original price.
65% as a fraction and as a decimal is .
If the original price was ,
the discounted price would be ,
and if = $ ,
then = $ ,
so = $ .
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