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The discount on a bicycle is 20%. It is on sale for $89.90. What

is the original price of the bicycle? (pls help its for my math hw and include the step process)

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Answer:

  • The original price of the bicycle is $112.38

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Let the original price of the bicycle be x.

Set up an equation to reflect the discount:

  • x - 20% = 89.90

Solve the given equation for x:

  • x - 0.2x = 89.90
  • 0.8x = 89.90
  • x = 89.90/0.8
  • x = 112.38 (rounded to full cent)

Hence the original price is $112.38.

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