SOLUTION: A box of laundry detergent is on sale for $6.50. If this price represents a 40% discount from the original price, what is the original price to the nearest cent?

Question 925945: A box of laundry detergent is on sale for $6.50. If this price represents a 40% discount from the original price, what is the original price to the nearest cent?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x(1 - 0.40) = 6.50
x = 6.50/(1 - 0.40)
x = original price = $10.83
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