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C) The phone case you want to buy is marked down 30%, and you have a 25% off coupon.

You pay $42.00. Can this equation be used to find the original price of the phone case? If so,
what is the original price of the item? Explain. (5 points)
(0.7c) = 42

C) The phone case you want to buy is marked down 30%, and you have a 25% off coupon-example-1
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The problem with this question is that you don't exactly know what the 25% does.

I think the way to do the problem is to consider where the 42 dollars comes from.

I think the beginning part of the problem is to develop an equation which you may not be able to solve.

So the cost using the 30% reduction is 0.7c where c is the original cost. But the 25% makes the actual cost for the person = 0.7c - 25% of 0.7c

The result is 42 dollars.

0.7c - 0.25*0.7c = 42

If I'm right, that can be solved.

0.7c - 0.175c = 42

0.525c = 42

c = 42/0.525

c = 80 dollars.

So before all the reductions and everything else, the case actually cost 80 dollars.

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