document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=223487>Question 223487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> help!!!. A pro shop in a bowling alley drops the price of bowling balls 24% to a sale price of $134.20. What was the original price? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "24% less means the price is 76% of what it was.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$134.20 = 0.76*Original price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Original price = $134.20/0.76 = $176.58<BR>\n" );
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