document.write( "Question 7543: he sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #4169 by bonster(299)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Since we know that $12,590 is 20% off of the original price, we know that $12,590 is 80% of the original price.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Look at this problem as one of those \"n is __% of what number?\" problems.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then it becomes 12,590 is 80% of the original price,\"X\"\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$12,590=.80x \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "$15,737.50=x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The original price is $15,737.50 \n" ); document.write( " |