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Today only, a suit is being sold at a 36% discount. The sale price is $272. What was the price yesterday? =$___
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Today only, a suit is being sold at a 36% discount. The sale price is $272.
What was the price yesterday?
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2021-07-16T09:26:27+00:00
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Answer:$425
Step-by-step explanation:
272/(100-36)*100
You first calculate what the price is relative to the old price. 100 minus 36 is 64%. By dividing with 64 you get 1% of the old price. Multiply it then with 100 to get the price yesterday