SOLUTION: How do you find the original price of an iten if the sale price is given and the percentage of the sale price is given? 12590 is the 12% of the orginal price. What is the orig

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Question 163111: How do you find the original price of an iten if the sale price is given and
the percentage of the sale price is given?
12590 is the 12% of the orginal price. What is the orignal price?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set up a ratio.
12590 is to the number (X) as 12 is to 100.
Mathematically, it would look like,
12590%2Fx=12%2F100
x=%2812590%2A100%29%2F12
x=314750%2F3