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A chess set is on sale for $75.00, which is 40% off of its original price. What was the original price of the chess set?

A chess set is on sale for $75.00, which is 40% off of its original price. What was the original price of the chess set?
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A chess set is on sale for $75.00, which is 40% off of its original price. What was the original price of the chess set?

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User Brent Rockwood
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Set up a proportion
Remember that if it is 40% off, it is equivalent to 60% of the original price.
$75/x=60/100

60*1.25= 75
100*1.25= 125

Final answer: $125

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