SOLUTION: he sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price?

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Question 7543: he sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price?
Answer by bonster(299)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since we know that $12,590 is 20% off of the original price, we know that $12,590 is 80% of the original price.

Look at this problem as one of those "n is __% of what number?" problems.

then it becomes 12,590 is 80% of the original price,"X"

$12,590=.80x
=
=x
$15,737.50=x

The original price is $15,737.50

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