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Today only, a table is being sold for $459. This is 68% of its regular price. What was the price yesterday?
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Today only, a table is being sold for $459. This is 68% of its regular price. What was the price yesterday?

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x/459 = 68/100
cross multiply
100x = 31,212
divide by 100 on both sides
x = $312.12
User Ondrej Skopek
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$459+68%

68% of $459 is $312.12

$459+312.12=

$771.12

So the price of the table the day before should be $771.12
User Vinodh Thiagarajan
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