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After a 14% price reduction, a boat sold for $22,360. What was the boat's price before the reduction? (Round to the nearest cent, if necessary.)
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = price of the boat before the reduction
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\n" ); document.write( "x - .14x = 22360
\n" ); document.write( ".86x = 22360
\n" ); document.write( "x = $\"22360%2F.86\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = $26,000 \n" ); document.write( "

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