SOLUTION: After a 30% reduction, you buy a dictionary for $30.80. What was the original price of the dictionary?

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Question 944118: After a 30% reduction, you buy a dictionary for $30.80. What was the original price of the dictionary?
Answer by amarjeeth123(570) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the cost of the dictionary be x.
After a 30% reduction the cost of the dictionary is (x-3x/10) i.e.7x/10
7x/10=30.80
x=10*30.80/7=308/7=44.
The original cost of the dictionary is $44.