Question 1208698
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They want you find the ORIGINSAL price.


Let x be the original price.


Reducing the price by 15% means that the reduced price is x - 0.15x, which is 0.85x.


Therefore, the setup equation is

    0.85x = 425000  dollars.


From this equation, you easy find the original price

    x = {{{425000/0.85}}} = use your calculator = 500000  dollars.


At this point, the solution is complete.


<U>ANSWER</U>.  The original price is $500,000.


<U>CHECK</U>.  The reduced price is  500000 - 0.15*500000 = 500000 - 75000 = 425000  dollars.  ! correct !
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