SOLUTION: If I buy a shirt on sale for 9.99 and there was a 30 percent discount how much was the shirt?

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Question 844024: If I buy a shirt on sale for 9.99 and there was a 30 percent discount how much was the shirt?

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If I buy a shirt on sale for 9.99 and there was a 30 percent discount how much was the shirt?
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Let original price be "x"::
Equation:
0.70x = 9.99
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x = 9.99/0.7
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x = $14.27
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Cheers,
Stan H.