SOLUTION: claire purchases a new washing machine on clearance sale for 259. if the clearance price was 65%off the original price what was the original price of the washing machine?

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Question 723188: claire purchases a new washing machine on clearance sale for 259. if the clearance price was 65%off the original price what was the original price of the washing machine?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the original price
given:




The original price was $740

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