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Raphael paid $652 for a camera on a 20% off sale. What was the original price of the camera?

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652*.20=130.4

130.4+652= $782.40
User Aizzat Suhardi
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if it was 20% off, he paid 80% for it

so 80% of what is 652
0.80x = 652
x = 652/0.80
x = 815 <== original price
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