SOLUTION: at the end of the model year, a car delear advertises that the list price on all of last year's models have been discounted by 20 percent. what was the original list price of a car

SOLUTION: at the end of the model year, a car delear advertises that the list price on all of last year's models have been discounted by 20 percent. what was the original list price of a car

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Question 125634: at the end of the model year, a car delear advertises that the list price on all of last year's models have been discounted by 20 percent. what was the original list price of a car that has a discounted price of $13600?
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X-.2X=13,600
.8X=13,600
X=13,600/.8
X=$17,000 WAS THE ORIGINAL PRICE.

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