SOLUTION: Joyce paid $64 for an item that was 60% off the original sale price. What was the original sale price?

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Question 958296: Joyce paid $64 for an item that was 60% off the original sale price. What was the original sale price?
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Joyce paid $64 for an item that was 60% off the original sale price. What was the original sale price?
let x be the original sale price
x(1-0.6) = 64
0.4x = 64 (40% of the price left)
x = 160
Therefore the original sale price was $160