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Joyce paid $96.00 for an item at the store that was 20 percent off the original price. What was the original price?

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Answer:

$120

Explanation:

✯Hello✯

↪ If we know that the original price was 20% more than what was payed for it we can form an equation

↪ 80%(x)=96 when we solve this x=120

↪ The original price was 120

↪ We can check this by working out 20% of 120 which is 24 and 120-24-96

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