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If I had to pay $20.00 and it was 15% off of savings how much would that be?

 Jun 26, 2015

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Think of it like this:

The price you are paying ($20) is 85% of the original price (100% - 15%).

So, $20 = Original Price * 85%

Re-arrange and you get:

Original Price = $20 / 85%

= $23.53 (Rounded up to the nearest cent)

 Jun 26, 2015
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Best Answer

Think of it like this:

The price you are paying ($20) is 85% of the original price (100% - 15%).

So, $20 = Original Price * 85%

Re-arrange and you get:

Original Price = $20 / 85%

= $23.53 (Rounded up to the nearest cent)

Sir-Emo-Chappington Jun 26, 2015

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