document.write( "Question 513254: Write an expression for the following.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "After a 20% discount, an item was sold for $9600. What was the original price of the item?
\n" ); document.write( "this is what I tried....
\n" ); document.write( "p=original price
\n" ); document.write( "9600=p-20%
\n" ); document.write( "9600(.2)
\n" ); document.write( "9600=p-1920
\n" ); document.write( "+1920 +1920
\n" ); document.write( "11520=p
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Algebra.Com's Answer #342926 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+p+\" = original price
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+p+-+.2p+=+9600+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.8p+=+9600+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+p+=+9600%2F.8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+p+=+12000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The original price was $12,000
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