document.write( "Question 1156864: after a 70% reduction you purchase a dryer on sale for $240. what was the original price of the dryer \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let the original price of the dryer be \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "after a \"70\"%=\"0.70\" reduction you purchase a dryer on sale for $\"240\", so we have \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-0.70x=240\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281-0.70%29x=240\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.30x=240\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=240%2F0.30\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=800\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the original price of the dryer was $\"800\"\r
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