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A TV has an original price of $499. What is the new price after a 15% increase?

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Given:

Original price of a TV = $499

Price increased by 15%.

To find:

The new price of the TV.

Solution:

According to the question,

New price of the TV = Original price + 15% of its original price.


\text{New price of the TV}=499+(15)/(100)(499)


\text{New price of the TV}=499+74.85


\text{New price of the TV}=573.85

Therefore, the new price of the TV is $573.85.

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