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today only, a desk is being sold at a 27% discount. The sale price is $657. What was the price yesterday?

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Final answer:

To find the price of the desk yesterday, use the equation Original price - 27% of original price = Sale price. The price of the desk yesterday was $900.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the price of the desk yesterday, we need to calculate the original price before the discount.

Since the sale price is $657 after a 27% discount, we can set up the equation:

Original price - 27% of original price = Sale price

Let's represent the original price as x:

x - 0.27x = $657

Simplifying the equation, we have:

0.73x = $657

Dividing both sides of the equation by 0.73, we get:

x = $900

Therefore, the price of the desk yesterday was $900.

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yesterday's price was "x", and that was the 100% of it, now, we know 657 is the 100% - 27%, the discounted price, so 657 is really the 73% then, so, if 657 is the 73%, what is "x", the 100%?


\bf \begin{array}{ccll} amount&\%\\ \text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}&\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}\\ x&100\\ 657&73 \end{array}\implies \cfrac{x}{657}=\cfrac{100}{73}\implies x=\cfrac{657\cdot 100}{73}

but is today only, so, try to get there before the store closes, also make sure you get some air deodorizer too.
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