document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4901>Question 4901</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. Please could I get a detailed explanation of how to solve this problem. longjohsilver already solved it but I couldn't understand how he got 0.8x from x - 0.2x. Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2407 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><B>Abbey(339)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=2407\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's say the original price of the car is X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and we know that if we take 20% off the original price, we are only paying 80% of the original price.  Our original price was 100% and (20% + 80% = 100%)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Percentages are expressed in decimals, so 80%=.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and .8x means 80% of original price\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".8x=12590 (80% of the original cost is $12,590)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by .8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15737.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the originial price of the car was $15,737.50 </SPAN>\n" );
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