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After a 90% reduction, you purchase a new soft drink machine on sale for 72$. What was the original price of the soft drink machine?
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After a 90% reduction, you purchase a new soft drink machine on sale for 72$. What was the original price of the soft drink machine?

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To find the original price we have to divide the sale price by 1 minus the percentage.

Original price = Sale price/(1 - percentage reduction)

$72/(1-.90) = $720

So, the original price for the drink machine was $720.

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