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A suit is on sale for $533, which is 35% less than the regular price.What is the regular price?

A suit is on sale for $533, which is 35% less than the regular price.What is the regular-example-1
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Answer: The regular price is $820

Step-by-step explanation

Let the regular price be x,

The original price is x = 100%

The sales 533 = (100 -35)%

i.e the sales price 533 = 65%

The sales price is therefore given;

x/100 = 533/65

x = (100 x 533)/65

x = $820

The regular price is $820

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