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50% OFF! The sale price of a refrigerator is $300. What was the original price?

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Answer:

$600

Explanation:

Because 50% is just half of the original price. It would be adding 300 back to itself.

For example. Let's answer the same problem just with a different number. $200 for example.

200 is 50% of what? What is 200 half of? 400.

User Luca Filosofi
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Because 50% is equal to one half you divide by 2 to get the 300 so you multiply 300 by 2 and get
$600
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