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Mrs. Clarke saved $60 by buying a dress at a 30% discount. The original price of the dress was

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Answer:

$200

Explanation:

Step one:

given

let the original price of the be x

discount = 30%

30 of x is $60

Step two:

Mathematically

30/100*x=60

0.3x=60

divide both sides by 0.3

x=60/0.3

x=200

Hence the original price of the dress is $200

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