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I buy a MP3 player for £40 in a sale where it was 20% off. What was the original price
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I buy a MP3 player for £40 in a sale where it was 20% off. What was the original price

User Tummala Dhanvi
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the answer is 48 pounds because i did the math
User Athif Shaffy
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20% off means you paid only 80% of the original price.
0.8x=40
x=40÷0.8=50
so the original price is 50
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