Kyle purchased a new cd for $15. This was the price after 30% discount was applied. What is th original price of the cd, to the nearest cent

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Kyle purchased a new cd for $15. This was the price after 30% discount was applied. What is th original price of the cd, to the nearest cent?

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Let P be the original price.

30% of P is 0.3*P, so $15 = P - 0.3P or $15 = 0.7P

Divide both sides by 0.7 to get P: P = $15/0.7 = $21.43 or $21 43cents

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Alan Dec 8, 2014

Alan · Answer 1 · 2014-12-08T02:58:07

Let P be the original price.

30% of P is 0.3*P, so $15 = P - 0.3P or $15 = 0.7P

Divide both sides by 0.7 to get P: P = $15/0.7 = $21.43 or $21 43cents

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