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 Ruth want to buy a new computer she visit an electronic store. She finds one set of computer that is suitable for her. Thus,she decides to buy it. She got 30%

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Ruth want to buy a new computer she visit an electronic store. She finds one set of computer that is suitable for her. Thus,she decides to buy it. She got 30% of discount which makes her pay for 2700$. How much is the original price for her new computer

 Sep 4, 2016

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Since she got a 30% discount, we know $2700 is 70% of the original price, therefore:

 

0.7x = 2700

x = 2700 / 0.7

x ≈ 3857.14

 

The original price would be approximately $3857

 Sep 4, 2016

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