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A store is having a sale where winter clothes are 60% of the original price. A sweater is on sale for $30 . What was the original price of the sweater? Can you please show the work that is easy to understand?
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A store is having a sale where winter clothes are 60% of the original price. A sweater is on sale for $30 . What was the original price of the sweater?

Can you please show the work that is easy to understand? Please

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The original price is $75
This is because if 30 is 40% then 15 is 20%
To get 100%, multiply 15 by 5
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