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document.write( "If the dress was sold for 1500 after a discount of 25%, it means that\r\n" );
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document.write( "    0.75x = 1500,\r\n" );
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document.write( "where 'x' was the original price.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From this equation, we find\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x =  = 2000.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The original price was 2000 monetary units.\r\n" );
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