SOLUTION: Kyle buys last year's best-selling novel, in hardcover, for $23.20. This is with a 20% discount from the original price. What was the original price of the novel?
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Question 952883: Kyle buys last year's best-selling novel, in hardcover, for $23.20. This is with a 20% discount from the original price. What was the original price of the novel? Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! With 20%, Kyle pays 80% of the original price. $23.20/0.8=$29.00
ANSWER: The original price of the book was $29.00.
