document.write( "Question 802: If a vehicle was purchased for $12590.00, which was 20% off the original price, what was the original price? \n" ); document.write( "
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Since the vehicle was purchased for 20% off the original price, the buyer paid 80% of the original price. Let x represent the original price.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Our equation becomes:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "80%*x=12590
\n" ); document.write( "\"%284%2F5%29%2Ax=12590\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=12590%2A%285%2F4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=16187.5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The vehicle's original price was $16187.50.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Another way to solve this same problem is to subtract 20% of the original price from the original price. The equation would look like this:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x-20%*x=12590\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You'll notice it's pretty much the same problem as above when you start working through it. You'll get the same answer. \n" ); document.write( "
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