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What was the original price if they is a 10% discount and the sale price is 76.50

User Yazanpro
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if the price is 76.50 now then it was 84.15

User Kaleem
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if they get a 10% discount they still pay (100-10) 90 percent

price *.90 = 76.50

divide each side by .90

price = 76.50/.9

price = 85

The original price was $85.00

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