SOLUTION: Katherine saved $8 on a CD player due to a 20% discount. What was the original price of the CD player?
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Question 946666: Katherine saved $8 on a CD player due to a 20% discount. What was the original price of the CD player?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Katherine saved $8 on a CD player due to a 20% discount. What was the original price of the CD player?
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Let the original price be "x".
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0.20x = 8
x = 8/0.2
x = 8/(1/5) = $40
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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