SOLUTION: Raya bought a tv at a 18% discount . She paid $629.19 for the tv. What was the original price of the tv?

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Question 1067272: Raya bought a tv at a 18% discount . She paid $629.19 for the tv. What was the original price of the tv?
Found 3 solutions by stanbon, rfer, MathTherapy:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Raya bought a tv at a 18% discount . She paid $629.19 for the tv. What was the original price of the tv?
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Let original price be "x".
Equation:
x - 0.18x = 629.19
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0.72x = 629.19
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x = $973.88
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.00-0.18=0.82=82% new price rate.
629.19/0.82=$767.30 original price

Answer by MathTherapy(10556) About Me  (Show Source):
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Raya bought a tv at a 18% discount . She paid $629.19 for the tv. What was the original price of the tv?
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Any other amount is INCORRECT!