document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4764>Question 4764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sales price of a car is $12,590 which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price. I want the explanation of how this is solved. The answer is already on here but there is no explanation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2254 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=2254\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Percentage calculations are always done against the original..not the final answer, so lets call the original price x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20% discount from x is (20/100)x or 0.2x. This discount is taken off the original, x, so we have x-0.2x which is 0.8x and this is the sales price of 12590.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 0.8x = 12590<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12590/0.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> x, the original price = $15737.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this explains it simply enough for you?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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