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28 April, 00:53

A digital camera is on sale for $119 after a 15% discount what was the original price of the camera?

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  1. 28 April, 04:52
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    Hello! The sale price is $119, and the camera has been discounted by 15%. Even with the discount, 85% of the original price is still paid. 100% makes the whole price and 100 - 15 is 85. To find the original price of the camera, we can write and solve a proportion. Set it up like this:

    119/x = 85/100

    This is because 119 is part of the whole and is 85% of the original price. Remember that 85% is part of 100%. Let's cross multiply. 119 * 100 is 11,900. 85 * x is 85x. That makes 11,900 = 85x. Now, divide each side by 85 to isolate the x. 85x/85 cancels out. 11,900/85 is 140. Let's check that number and see if it works. 140 * 85% (0.85) is 119. There. x = 140. The original price of the camera was $140.
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