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The price of an item was reduced 25% to $30. What was the original price of the item?

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User Alper Akture
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$40

I don’t really have an explanation just an answer but to check 25%=1/4. 1/4 of 40 is 10, so subtract 10 from 40 and you get the new reduced price, 30.
User CVM
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40$ djdjhdhdjdjdjdjdjs
User Ivan Mladenov
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