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Joyce paid $220 for an item at the store that was 35 percent of the original price. What was the original price?

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The expert verified answer is way off that's over double the price even though it's 35% off.

Step-by-step explanation:

Original price = sale price / (1 - percent off / 100)

So in this case it would be

Original price = $220 / (1 - 35% / 100)

= $338.46

You can check this by taking 35% of this number now:

$338.46 * 0.35 = 118.46

118.46 + 220 = $338.46 is the original price


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