SOLUTION: a car dealer discounts the price of a car by 10%. the discounted price is 16200. what was the original price of the car

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Question 692430: a car dealer discounts the price of a car by 10%. the discounted price is 16200. what was the original price of the car
Answer by pmatei(79) About Me  (Show Source):
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As the car was discounted 10%, the new price represents 90% of the original price. Let x be the original price.
90% of x is 16200
%2890%2F100%29%2Ax+=+16200
9x%2F10=16200
9x=162000
x=18000
So the car original price was $18,000.