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If Jenna saves $20 buying an item for 40 percent off the regular price, then what were the regular price and the sales price?

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Solution

For this case we can create the following proportional rule:


(20)/(100-40)=(x)/(100)

For this case x = original price

Then solving for x we have:


x=100\cdot(20)/(60)=33.33

Then the original price is 33.33$

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