document.write( "Question 5061: Help Please... A car dealer reduces the list price of last years models by 15%. If a certain model has a discounted price of $8000, what was its original list price? Thank you!! \n" ); document.write( "

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Let x = original price of the car.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the car was discounted by 15%, then the discounted price is 85 % of the original price. In other words, \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "85% of original price = discounted price.
\n" ); document.write( ".85x = 8000\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by .85:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28.85x%29%2F+.85+=+8000%2F.85\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = $9411.7647, however you want to round it off. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To check: Take 15% of $9411.77 = $1411.76, which is the amount of the discount. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then subtract the discount from the original price, and see if it isn't $8000.\r
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