MaelyK576372 MaelyK576372
  • 03-11-2022
  • Mathematics
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Leila bought a sofa on sale for $268. This price was 33% less than the original price.What was the original price?

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JennicaV539083 JennicaV539083
  • 03-11-2022

Let P be the original price.

Since $268 is 33% less than the original price, then $268 is equal to 67% of the original price:

[tex]268=\frac{67}{100}\times P[/tex]

Then:

[tex]\begin{gathered} P=\frac{100}{67}\times268 \\ =400 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, the original price was $400.

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