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joe purchased a jacket at a 10% discount sale for 121.50 what was the original price of the jacket
\n" ); document.write( "Let the original price of the jacket be:x
\n" ); document.write( "The discount then is: (10/100)x=.10x
\n" ); document.write( "The amount he paid: 121.50
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation to solve:
\n" ); document.write( "x-.10x=121.50
\n" ); document.write( ".90x=121.5
\n" ); document.write( ".90x/.90=121.50/.90
\n" ); document.write( "x=1215/9
\n" ); document.write( "x=$135
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\n" ); document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! \n" ); document.write( "

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