document.write( "Question 523670: At a sale, a suit is being sold for 33% of the regular price. The sale price is $184.80 .
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Algebra.Com's Answer #347373 by Maths68(1474)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Regular Price = x \n" ); document.write( "33% Discount of x = 33/100 * x \n" ); document.write( "33% Discount of x = 33x/100\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Regular price - 33% Discount = Sale price \n" ); document.write( "x-33x/100=184.80 \n" ); document.write( "(100x-33x)/100=184.80 \n" ); document.write( "67x/100=184.80 \n" ); document.write( "67x=18480 \n" ); document.write( "x=18480/67 \n" ); document.write( "x=275.82\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "OR \n" ); document.write( " \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "Regular Price = x \n" ); document.write( "Suit has been sold at 33% off the regular price = 100%-33%=67% \n" ); document.write( "Suit has been sold at 67% of the regular price \n" ); document.write( "67% of x = 184.80 \n" ); document.write( "67/100 * x = 184.80 \n" ); document.write( "67x=184.80*100 \n" ); document.write( "67x=18480 \n" ); document.write( "x=18480/67 \n" ); document.write( "x=275.82\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Regular price of the suit = $275.82\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |