SOLUTION: A sales lady sold a book at 35% of the price instead discounting the price by 35%.If she sold the book for 156.00, what was the price for which they should have sold the book?

Question 160143: A sales lady sold a book at 35% of the price instead discounting the price by 35%.If she sold the book for 156.00, what was the price for which they should have sold the book?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A sales lady sold a book at 35% of the price instead discounting the price by 35%.If she sold the book for 156.00, what was the price for which they should have sold the book?
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If B = Original price of the book
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Since she sold it at "35% of the price" at $156:
.35x = 156
x = 156/.35
x = $445.71 (original price of book)
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They really wanted to sell it at:
445.71 - .35(445.71)
= 445.71(1 - .35)
= 445.71(.65)
= $289.71 (This is what she should have sold it for)
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