SOLUTION: Please help with this, i need help with the formula more so than the answer. The problem is as follows The price of a swimming pool has been discounted 16.5%. The sale price is

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: Please help with this, i need help with the formula more so than the answer. The problem is as follows
The price of a swimming pool has been discounted 16.5%. The sale price is $1210.75. Find the original list price of the pool.

thanks This question is from textbook College Algebra

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The price of a swimming pool has been discounted 16.5%. The sale price is $1210.75. Find the original list price of the pool.
Let the original price be "x"
Then x-0.165x=1210.74
0.835x=1210.74
x=$1449.99
Cheers,
Stan H.