document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=125004>Question 125004</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This just for practice. I wonder how they get $15737.90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  $14,310.40 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  $14,990.90 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  $15,290.70 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  $15,737.50 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  $16,935.80 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #91634 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=91634\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you want to find a reduction of 20% and you don't have the original number, then you need to assign the original price an unknown(x)and subtract 20% from x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus we have the following equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(X-.2X)=12,590 SALE PRICE MINUS 20% OF THIS PRICE EQUALS $12,590.<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".8X=12,590<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=12,590/.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=$15,737.50 WAS THE ORIGINAL PRICE. </SPAN>\n" );
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