document.write( "Question 1088552: Jay Miller sold his ski house at Attitash Mountain in New Hampshire for $35,000. This sale represented a loss of 15% off the original price. What was the original price Jay paid for the ski house \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represents the original price, in dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Jay Miller sold his ski house for 85% = 100% - 15% of it.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, 0.85x = 35000.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then x =  = can you calculate it on your own ?\r\n" );
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