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27 February, 14:43

A computer salesperson said she would drop the price of a computer by $120, which was a 15% discount. what was the original selling price of the computer?

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  1. 27 February, 16:24
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    It was dropped by $120 which was a 15% discount.

    Let the original price be x.

    15% of x = $120

    (15/100) x = 120

    0.15x = 120

    x = 120 / 0.15

    x = 800

    Hence the original price was $800.
  2. 27 February, 16:31
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    It would be $128 120 x's. 15 is 18 so 120+18 is 128
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