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You paid $6.99 for a shirt that was 70% of what was the original price of the shirt? ​

User Zharro
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Answer:

$23.3

Explanation:

you can use ratios to solve this:

$6.99/x=0.30/0.100 then cross multiply to get 0.3x=6.99

So, 6.99 divided by 0.3 = 23.3

so the original price is $23.3

User Shahjahan Ravjee
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