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Lily buys a sweater that is on sale for $42, which is 75% of the original price of the sweater. What was the original price of the sweater?

a. $168
b. $31
c. $56
d. $73

User MarJano
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So first sivid 42 by 3 to get 14. Then multiply 14 by 4 to get 56. So the answer is C
User Alexander Jeyaraj
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C) $56 because is/of=%/100 so
42/?=75/100
cross multiply
get 4200
thendivide 4200 by 75 to get
C) $56
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