document.write( "Question 228233: How do I solve this word problem? \" A new car was advertised for 12.5% off original price. The sale price was $14,599. What was the original price?
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To find the original price, first you know that the percentage for discount is 12.5% out of 100%, so to find the discounted price of the original you would subtract 12.5 from 100 to get 87.5.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"SP\" x \"100%2F87.5\" SP= sale price\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(14,599) x (1.14286} Don't round up here, keep the numbers.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(14,599)(1.14286) = (16,684.61)\r
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