Question 932056
Divide a percent by 100 to get it into a decimal form.
14%/100 = 0.14
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To add the percent onto a number, we must multiply the number by (1 + the percent)
This can be written as: {{{X + 0.14X}}} or simply {{{1.14*X}}}
So: {{{X * 1.14 = 456}}}
Divide both sides by 1.14
{{{highlight(X = 400)}}}
The original cost of the suit was $400