document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=63287>Question 63287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a leather jacket has a sale price 0f $102 if the sale price is 0ne third off the orignal sale price what was the orignal price of the jacket  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #44065 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=44065\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We'll let x=original sale price (or original price of the jacket)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3 of the original sale price is (1/3)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3 off the original sale price is x-(1/3)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we know that 1/3 off the original sale price equals $102. Our equation to solve is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-(1/3)x=$102 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/3)x=$102 Multiply both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=$306<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$153 original sale price.  I'm assuming that this also equals the original price.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---Have a nice holiday season---ptaylor<BR>\n" );
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