SOLUTION: Diring a sale a store offered a 40% discount on a particular camera that was originally priced at $450 after the sale the discount price of the camera was increased by 40% what was

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Question 1025196: Diring a sale a store offered a 40% discount on a particular camera that was originally priced at $450 after the sale the discount price of the camera was increased by 40% what was the price of the camera increase
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Originally it was priced at $450.
With the 40% discount,
450%281-40%2F100%29=450%2860%2F100%29=270
It's discounted price was $270.
After the sale, the 40% markup,
270%281%2B40%2F100%29=270%28140%2F100%29=378
made the new price $378.