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Nancy purchased some bed sheets for $36. They were on sale for 25% off. What was the original price of the bed sheets
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Nancy purchased some bed sheets for $36. They were on sale for 25% off. What was the original price of the bed sheets

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The original price of the bed sheets is $48.
User M Miller
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100-25=75.
25% off means 75% of original price.

Set original price as x.
0.75x=36
x=48

The original price was $48.

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