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David buys last year's best-selling novel, in hardcover, for $15.30. This is with a 15% discount from the original price. What was the original price

of the novel?

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Answer/Step-by-step explanation:

$15.30 * 0.15 = 2.295 or 2.30

15.30 + 2.295 = 17.595 or 17.60

The original price of the book is $17.60.

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