SOLUTION: If you buy a shirt for 225 dollars, the discount was 25%. What is original price of shirt?

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Question 569750: If you buy a shirt for 225 dollars, the discount was 25%. What is original price of shirt?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let p = the original price of the shirt
given:
+225+=+p+-+.25p+
+225+=+p%2A%28+1+-+.25+%29+
+p+=+225%2F.75+
+p+=+300+
The original price was $300