Question 1162565
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Let x be the regular price of the book.


Then  1.05x = 4.20  dollars,


which implies x = {{{4.20/1.05}}} = 4 dollars for the regular price.


Then the discounted price should be  0.95*4.00 = 3.80  dollars.    <U>ANSWER</U>
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