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If i have 35% of a phones and its now $78 how much was the phone before the discount

User Kunga
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Explanation:

Multiply $78 by by 65/100 to determine the original price.

78 can be put over 1.

Multiply:


(78)/(1) * (65)/(100) = (5070)/(100)

Simplify by dividing the numerator and denominator by 100:


(5070 / 100)/(100 / 100) = (50.70)/(1)

The original price was $50.70.

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