SOLUTION: After a 14% price reduction, a boat sold for $28,380. What was the boat's price before the reduction?

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Question 361775: After a 14% price reduction, a boat sold for $28,380. What was the boat's price before the reduction?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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After a 14% price reduction, a boat sold for $28,380. What was the boat's price before the reduction?
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Let original price be "x".
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Equation:
x -0.14x = 28380
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0.86x = 28380
x = $33,000
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Cheers,
Stan H.