Question

Frank buys last year's best-selling novel, in hardcover, for $20.80

. This is with a 20%
discount from the original price. What was the original price of the novel?

Answer 1

Answer: Let's say the original price of the novel is "x" dollars.

The discount given is 20%, which means the amount Frank pays is 80% of the original price. So, we can write:

80% of x = $20.80

Multiplying both sides by 100/80 (or dividing by 0.8), we get:

x = $26

Therefore, the original price of the novel was $26.

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