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document.write( "At a 20% off sale, a hat cost $23.19. How much was the original price? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #528 by usyim88hk(158) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If it is a 20% off sale, then the price of everything becomes 80% of the original price. So divide 23.19 by 80%: \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "23.19/80% \n" ); document.write( "=23.19/0.8 \n" ); document.write( "=28.9875 \n" ); document.write( "rounded off to $29 \n" ); document.write( " |