SOLUTION: The selling price for a classic painting is $20,000, which is $1500 less than two times its original. What was the original price of the painting?
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Question 1049131: The selling price for a classic painting is $20,000, which is $1500 less than two times its original. What was the original price of the painting?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Add 1500 to 20000 and divide the result by 2.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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