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Original price: $ ?
Discount:20%
Sale price: $14.40

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User Marco Massenzio
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Answer:

The original price is $18

Explanation:

First, turn the percent into a fraction by dividing by 100.

20% to 0.2

Remember that the original price(x) multiplied by 1- the discount(0.2) equals the sale price(14.4)

(1-0.2)x=14.4

0.8x=14.4

Divide both sides by 0.8 to get:

x=18

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