SOLUTION: sprockets R Us is selling its bicycle sprockets for 2/5 of a dollar. this price shows a decrease of 1/3 of the original price. what was the original price?
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Question 400038: sprockets R Us is selling its bicycle sprockets for 2/5 of a dollar. this price shows a decrease of 1/3 of the original price. what was the original price?
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40 cents is the remaining 2/3 of the original price.
40 = (2/3)OP
20 = OP/3
OP = 60 cents
