document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=921529>Question 921529</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please help me solve this, I'm having trouble with percentages and it would be very helpful if you'd show the work also, thanks.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The topic is: Solving Algebraic Problems Involving Percents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At a sale, a DVD player sold for $153. This amount was 85% of the original price. What was the original price? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #559030 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=559030\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the original price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+153+=+.85p+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+153+=+.85p+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+=+153+%2F+.85+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+=+153+%2F+.85+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+p+=+180+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+p+=+180+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The original price was $180 \r<BR>\n" );
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