SOLUTION: The sales price of a car is $12590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price?

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Question 152258: The sales price of a car is $12590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price?
Found 2 solutions by baruto123, mducky2:
Answer by baruto123(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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$ 62,950 is the original price
I just di 12590 divided by 20%

Answer by mducky2(62) About Me  (Show Source):
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We know that the sales price of the car was 20% off the original price. Let's represent the original price as x. The sales price is equal to the original price (x) minus 20% of the original price:
12950+=+x+-+%2820%2F100%29x

We can solve this equation for x:
12950+=+x+-+%2820%2F100%29x
12950+=+x+-+0.2x
12950+=+%281+-+0.2%29x
12950+=+0.8x
12950%2F0.8+=+x
x+=+16187.50

The original price of the car is $16187.50