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With a 5% sale discount, the price of an item is $38.00. What was the original price?

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Answer: $40

Explanation:

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User Miklos Jakab
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Answer:40

Explanation:

1)38/x=95/100

2)cross multiply: 3800=95x

3)divide each side by 95 (3800/95 and 95x/95)

4)simplify to get the answer

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