SOLUTION: After a 75 percent reduction, you purchase a new soft drink machine on sale for $155. What was the original pruce of the soft drink machine?

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Question 776777: After a 75 percent reduction, you purchase a new soft drink machine on sale for $155. What was the original pruce of the soft drink machine?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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After a 75 percent reduction, you purchase a new soft drink machine on sale for $155. What was the original pruce of the soft drink machine?
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Let original price be "x":
Equation::
x - 0.75x = 155
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0.25x = 155
x = $620.00
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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