document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=820557>Question 820557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A shopper paid $51 for a coat during a sale. The coat was priced at 85% of its original price. Which equation can be used to find x, the original price of the coat? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.85x = 51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 51/0.85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $60.00 (original price)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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