Answer:
The original price of the item is $40.00
Step-by-step explanation:
It is $40.00 because 15 x 6 = 90. So, Since we multiplied 15 by 6, we have to multiply 6 by 6. So, 6 x 6 = 36. 90% = $36. We still have 10% left, so now we divide 15 by 3 to get 5. So now we divide 6 by 3 to get 2. So, 5% = $2. We are at $38 now. We have 5% more to go. We do the same thing all over again so, 15 divided by 3 is 5, and 6 divided by 3 is 2. So we add another 5% ($2) to get 100% ($40).
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