SOLUTION: a wool siut iscounted by 30% for clearance sale has a price of 399 whats the suit original price?

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Question 237175: a wool siut iscounted by 30% for clearance sale has a price of 399 whats the suit original price?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, stanbon:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A wool suit is discounted by 30% for clearance sale has a price of 399 what is the suit's original price?
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Let the original price be "x"
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Equation:
0.70x = 399
x = 399/0.7
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x = $570
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Cheers,
Stan H.