document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=523363>Question 523363</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Carlos bought a computer game for 20% off its original price. He paid a total of $30.24, including 8% tax on the purchase. What was the original price of the game?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "---Please help. I am so confused! How do you solve this problem? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "  Let the purchase price = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Tax @ 8%              +=   8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Total purchase price:    108\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  If 108%  =  $ 30.24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  then 100% =    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2830.24%29%2F%28108%29%29%2A100+=+3024%2F108+=+28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2830.24%29%2F%28108%29%29%2A100+=+3024%2F108+=+28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So the purchase price = $28 (discounted price);\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Let the original price = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Discount @ 20%       (-)  20 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  So discounted price    =  80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  If 80%    =    $28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  So the original price:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2828%29%2F80%29%2A100+=+2800%2F80+=+35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2828%29%2F80%29%2A100+=+2800%2F80+=+35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So the original price = $35  Answer.    I hope you have understand this. All the best.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "gsm/-   </SPAN>\n" );
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