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Megan used a 30% off coupon to purchase a sweater. If she saved $14.40, what was the original price of the sweater?

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Answer: 48$ was the original price of the sweater.

Step-by-step explanation:To find this answer, I divided the coupon discount by the discounted price (14.4) and got 48.00, to double check, I then multiplied the number by the discount number and got 14.4

User Vibhu
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Answer: 18.72

Explanation:

14.40*1.3

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