document.write( "Question 1166801: A store reduces the price of an MP3 player by 20% and then reduces that price by 15%. If the final price of the MP3 player is $170, what was its original price?
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document.write( "When you reduce an amount by 20% you take 80% of it\r\n" );
document.write( "When you reduce an amount by 15% you take 85% of it.\r\n" );
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document.write( "0.85(0.80)x = 170\r\n" );
document.write( "      0.68x = 170\r\n" );
document.write( "          x = 170/0.68\r\n" );
document.write( "          x = 250\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:  $250\r\n" );
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