Question 932623: A shirt is marked 30% off and the sale price is $28. What was the original price? How do I set up the equation?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! (1 - 0.30)x = 28
x = 28/(1 - 0.30)
x = 40
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original price = $40
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