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all of last year's models were marked down 40%. tracey wants to buy a car on sale for $18000. what was the retail price of the car?

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Step-by-step explanation:

If the models are marked down 40%, then the sale price is 60% of the retail price. We need to find the 100%:


100*(18000)/(60)=100*300=30000

Answer:

The retail price of the car was $30,000

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