SOLUTION: A handbag is sold at $215 after a 14% discount. Find the marked price of the handbag.

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Question 970980: A handbag is sold at $215 after a 14% discount. Find the marked price of the handbag.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A handbag is sold at $215 after a 14% discount. Find the marked price of the handbag.
Realize that the $215 is 86% of the marked price.  (I got 86% by subtracting 14%
from 100%.)  So the question becomes:

$215 is 86% of what?

Can you work it from there?  If not, tell me about it in the thank-you
note form just below and I'll help you finish.

Edwin