document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=465801>Question 465801</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A watch is on sale for $90. This is a discount of 25% from the original price. What is the original price? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #319220 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kingme18><B>kingme18(98)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kingme18><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=kingme18><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=319220\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since the discount was 25%, the current price is 75% of the original (25% is what went away).  That means that $90 is 75% of the original.  For these kinds of problems, \"is\" means \"equals\" and \"of\" means \"times\".  Also, recall that 75%=0.75   So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=90=0.75%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"90=0.75%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  To get x by itself, divide by 0.75 on both sides, and get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=120=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"120=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  So, the watch was originally $120. </SPAN>\n" );
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