document.write( "Question 588339: Jean bought a car for $5600. This was 1/8 off the original price. What was the original price of the car? \n" ); document.write( "

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x - (1/8)x = 5600\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7x = 5600*8\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7x = 44800\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 44800/7\r
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