document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=541404>Question 541404</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a sale this week, a desk is being sold for $522  . This is a  28% discount from the original price.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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 #354271 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jpg7n16><B>jpg7n16(66)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jpg7n16><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=354271\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If it's sold at a 28% discount, that means it's 28% less than what it was. \"Less\" means subtract. So you take 100% of what it was, subtract 28% and the new price (price B) is 100-28=72% of the original price (price A). To put that in a formula:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know what price B is - $522, so plug that into the formula and solve for A. Hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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