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a lady purchased a question for $68 if the jacket was on sale for 20% off what was the original price of the jacket

User Tim Davies
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85$ because if you multiply 85 by .20, you get 17. Then you can subtract 17 from 85 to get 68.

User SWilder
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Answer:

$85

Explanation:

100%-20%=80% and 80% = 0.8

So,

0.8x=68

x=85

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