SOLUTION: A pro shop in a bowling center decreases the price of a urethane bowling ball by 15% to a sale price of $83.30. What was the former price?
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Question 378205: A pro shop in a bowling center decreases the price of a urethane bowling ball by 15% to a sale price of $83.30. What was the former price? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A pro shop in a bowling center decreases the price of a urethane bowling ball by 15% to a sale price of $83.30. What was the former price?
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Let the original price be "x".
Equation:
x - 0.15x = 83.30
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0.85x = 83.30
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x = $98
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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