SOLUTION: After getting a 15% discount on the price of a new Chrysler Sebring convertible, Helen paid $27,000. What was the original price of the convertible to the nearest dollar?

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Question 203664: After getting a 15% discount on the
price of a new Chrysler Sebring convertible, Helen
paid $27,000. What was the original price of the convertible to the nearest dollar?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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The 27000 is 85% of the original price.
27000/.85=$31,765