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Jay Miller sold his ski house in New Hampshire for 32000 the sale represented a loss at 12% off the original price what was the original price Jay paid for the ski hoise

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Jay Miller sold his ski house in New Hampshire for 32000 the sale represented a loss at 12% off the original price what was the original price Jay paid for the ski hoise

REmember that

100%-12%=88%=88/100=0.88

so

we have that

Let

x -------> the original price

0.88x=32,000

solve for x

x=32,000/0.88

x=$36,363.64

therefore

origial price was $36,363.64

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