document.write( "Question 772639: A lamp, originally priced at under $20, was on a sale for 25% off the regular price. When the regular price, a whole number of dollars, was discounted, the discounted price was also a whole number of dollars. Find the largest possible number of dollars in the regular price of the lamp \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #471020 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the lamp's regular price was $16, then \n" ); document.write( "25% off would make it sell for $12 \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "If the lamp's regular price was $12, then \n" ); document.write( "25% off would make it sell for $9 \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "If the lamp's regular price was $8, then \n" ); document.write( "25% off would make it sell for $6 \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "If the lamp's regular price was $4, then \n" ); document.write( "25% off would make it sell for $3 \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "The largest possible regular price of the lamp is $16 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |