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# A coat was sold at a 30% discount sale for $140. What was th  Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews Important topics Author Message TAGS: Moderator Joined: 18 Apr 2015 Posts: 4742 Followers: 73 Kudos [?]: 915 [0], given: 4351 A coat was sold at a 30% discount sale for$140. What was th [#permalink]  11 Jan 2018, 02:21
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A coat was sold at a 30% discount sale for $140. What was the original price of the coat? enter your value [Reveal] Spoiler: OA 200 Kudo for the right answer and solution _________________ GRE Instructor Joined: 10 Apr 2015 Posts: 1120 Followers: 42 Kudos [?]: 1002 [1] , given: 6 Re: A coat was sold at a 30% discount sale for$140. What was th [#permalink]  12 Jan 2018, 07:10
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A coat was sold at a 30% discount sale for $140. What was the original price of the coat? enter your value Kudo for the right answer and solution Let x = the original price of the coat A coat was sold at a 30% discount sale for$140
Another way to state this is to say that, during the sale, people paid 70% of the original price
That is: 70% of x = $140 Or: 0.7x = 140 Solve to get: x = 140/0.7 = 200 Answer:$200

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