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The price of a product after a 15% discount is $255. What was the original price of the product?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the original price be \"x\".
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\n" ); document.write( "x - 0.15x = 255
\n" ); document.write( "0.85x = 255
\n" ); document.write( "x = 255/0.85
\n" ); document.write( "x = $300
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