SOLUTION: The price of a product after a 15% discount is $255. What was the original price of the product? Why doesnt 255 x 1.15 = work for this answer??

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Question 326781: The price of a product after a 15% discount is $255. What was the original price of the product?

Why doesnt 255 x 1.15 = work for this answer??
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
P%281-0.15%29=255
P=255%2F0.85
The reason is because 1.15 does not equal 1%2F0.85=1.1764