SOLUTION: After a 40% price reduction, you purchase a camcorder for $468. What was the camcorder's price before the reduction?

Question 657026: After a 40% price reduction, you purchase a camcorder for $468. What was the camcorder's price before the reduction?
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Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
468/0.60=$780
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
After a 40% price reduction, you purchase a camcorder for $468. What was the camcorder's price before the reduction?
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let x=camcorder's price before the reduction?
x-40%x=468
x-.4x=468
.6x=468
x=468/.6=467.40
camcorder's price before the reduction=$467.40
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