document.write( "Question 819527: Joyce saved $170 on an item that was 55% off. What was the original price?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #493139 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+p+\"$ = the original price of the item
\n" ); document.write( "Joyce bought the item for:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+-+.55p+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "What she saved was $\"+.55p+\"$ , so
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.55p+=+170+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+=+170%2F.55+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+=+309.09+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The original price was $309.09
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