SOLUTION: A lamp, originally priced at under $20, was on a sale for 25% off the regular price. When the regular price, a whole number of dollars, was discounted, the discounted price was als

Question 772639: A lamp, originally priced at under $20, was on a sale for 25% off the regular price. When the regular price, a whole number of dollars, was discounted, the discounted price was also a whole number of dollars. Find the largest possible number of dollars in the regular price of the lamp
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the lamp's regular price was $16, then
25% off would make it sell for $12
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If the lamp's regular price was $12, then
25% off would make it sell for $9
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If the lamp's regular price was $8, then
25% off would make it sell for $6
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If the lamp's regular price was $4, then
25% off would make it sell for $3
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The largest possible regular price of the lamp is $16

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