document.write( "Question 502942: The discount on a new copier was $190. This was a discount of 12%. What was the original price? Round to the nearest hundreth \n" ); document.write( "
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The discount on a new copier was $190. This was a discount of 12%. What was the original price? Round to the nearest hundredth\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Original Price was = x
\n" ); document.write( "Discount = 190 which is the 12% of x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12%(x) = 190
\n" ); document.write( "12/100 * (x) = 190
\n" ); document.write( "12 * (x) = 190 * 100
\n" ); document.write( "12x=19000
\n" ); document.write( "x=19000/12
\n" ); document.write( "x=1583.33
\n" ); document.write( "Original Price was = $ 1583.33\r
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