Question 1114714: At a sale this week, a desk is being sold for $572
. This is a 35%
discount from the original price.
What was the original price? Found 2 solutions by Shin123, ikleyn:Answer by Shin123(626) (Show Source):
The condition says
(1-0.35)*x = 572,
where x is the original price of the deck.
Then 0.65*x = 572, which implies
x = = 880.
Answer. The original price of the deck was $880.
