document.write( "Question 199169: A suit is on sale for 33% off. The sale price is 536%. What is the original price?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #149649 by MathTherapy(10552)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Since the suit was 33% off, and since the sale price of the suit was $536 \n" ); document.write( "Then the suit was sold for 67% of its original price\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, 67% of its original price (p) equals $536, or\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ".67(p) = 536 \n" ); document.write( ".67p = 536 \n" ); document.write( "p = 536 ÷ .67 = $800\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Original price of suit was $800 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |