SOLUTION: A store advertises that it is offering a 15% discount on all items purchased at the store. If Alice pays $560.56 for an item, what was the original price?

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Question 1139442: A store advertises that it is offering a 15% discount on all items purchased at the store. If Alice pays $560.56 for an item, what was the original price?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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p, price originally

0.85p=560.56

p=560.56%2F0.85

p=659.48