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Last year’s computer models are discounted 20% . if a computer is on sale for $1,480 , what is the original price of the computer rounded to the nearest dollar?

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The original price of the computer is calculated by dividing the sale price ($1,480) by the percentage of the price paid after the discount (80%), resulting in an original price of $1,850 when rounded to the nearest dollar.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks for the original price of a computer before a discount is applied. To find the original price when you know the sale price after a certain percentage discount, you need to divide the sale price by the percentage of the final price you paid.

First let's express the discount as a decimal. A 20% discount means the customer is paying 80% of the original price. Thus, to express this as a decimal, we use 0.80 (80/100).

The sale price of the computer is $1,480, which represents 80% of the original price. To find the original price, we divide the sale price of $1,480 by 0.80:

Original Price = Sale Price / Percentage Paid
Original Price = $1,480 / 0.80 = $1,850

Therefore, the original price of the computer rounded to the nearest dollar is $1,850.

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