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  • 12-10-2021
  • Mathematics
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after a 60% reduction, you purchase a new soft drink machine on sale for $200. what was the original price of the soft drink

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criticalpro0998
criticalpro0998 criticalpro0998
  • 12-10-2021

your answer is 740 {:

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serenavass
serenavass serenavass
  • 12-10-2021

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be the original price

then we write our equation

x-60%x=200 (x=100%x)

100%x-60%x=200

40%x=200

(40/100)x=200

x=(200*100)/40

x=20000/40=500

so the original price was $500

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