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The price of a videotape is $13.20 after a 40% discount. Whats the original price?

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Answer:

$22

Explanation:

So if a videotape was on a 40% discount, then the person who is buying it pays 60% of the original price (100 - 40 = 60)

call "x" the original price, then set up a proportion to explain the relationship

13.2/x = 60/100

simplify

13.2/x = 3/5

solve using cross products

13.2/x = 3/5

13.2 * 5 = 3 * x

66 = 3x

22=x

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