document.write( "Question 809561: at a sale price of the washing machine was reduced by 12% to $440.what was the original price of the washing machine? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #487649 by Edwin McCravy(20055) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Let X = the original price so\r\n" );
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document.write( "      ($440) = ($X) - (0.12)($X)\r\n" );
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document.write( "         440 = X - 0.12X\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now think of X as 1X and write as 1.00X to make it easy to subtract:\r\n" );
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document.write( "         440 = 1.00X - 0.12X\r\n" );
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document.write( "Combine the like terms on the right, subtracting like this: 1.00X\r\n" );
document.write( "                                                           -0.12X\r\n" );
document.write( "                                                            0.88X\r\n" );
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document.write( "         440 = 0.88X\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 0.88\r\n" );
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document.write( "        500 = X\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the original price was $500.\r\n" );
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