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What was the original price if: after a 70% discount it became $3b?
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What was the original price if: after a 70% discount it became $3b?

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original price = 3b/(1-70%)=$10b
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Answer:

The original price was
\$10b

Explanation:

Let

x------> the original price

we know that


100\%-70\%=30\%=(30)/(100)=0.30


0.30x=3b

solve for x

Divide by
0.30 both sides


x=3b/0.30=\$10b

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