document.write( "Question 1114714: At a sale this week, a desk is being sold for $572
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document.write( "(1-0.35)*x = 572,\r\n" );
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document.write( "where x is the original price of the deck.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then  0.65*x = 572,   which implies\r\n" );
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document.write( "x =  = 880.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  The original price of the deck was  $880.\r\n" );
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