document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1012747>Question 1012747</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A shirt is on sale for 12.75 . this is 15% off the original price. What was the original price of the shirt? Can you help? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #628802 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=628802\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If $12.75 is the sale price, that is, after you got 15% off, it must be 85% of the original price...call the original price x...we can write<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".85x = 12.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12.75/.85 = $15.00 </SPAN>\n" );
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