SOLUTION: a 15 percent increase in the price of the saree is rs 135 what is the original price of the saree
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Question 823890: a 15 percent increase in the price of the saree is rs 135 what is the original price of the saree
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
A couple ways to solve this and here's one:
Let x be the original price. The equation to wt up is:
15%(x)+x=135
Combine like terms:
1.15x=135
Divide by 1.15 to get:
x=117.39 (rounded off)
So the price is 117.39
Make sense?
RJ
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