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6. Courtney bought a shirt for $24 with a

coupon for 25% off. What was the
original price of the shirt before the
discount?​

User Franzi
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let the original price be x.

then,

x- 25% of x= 24

x- 25x/100 = 24

x- x/4=24

3x/4=24

3x= 96

x= 32

in short...the original price= 32 dollars

User ShawnD
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