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If a discount of 20% off the retail price of a desk saves Mark $45, how much did he pay for the desk?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the price he paid be \"x\":
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\n" ); document.write( "0.20x = 45
\n" ); document.write( "x = 45/0.20
\n" ); document.write( "x = $225
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