Question 867780: a coat is 80% of its original price in the sale. if it is selling for £24, how much was it originally ? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a coat is 80% of its original price in the sale. if it is selling for £24, how much was it originally ?
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Let the original price be "x".
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Equation::
0.8x = 24
x = 24/0.8
x = L30
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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