After a 90% reduction, you purchase a new soft drink machine on sale for 72$. What was the original price of the soft drink machine?

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Ashok Reddy · Answer 1 · 2018-01-25T06:06:11+0000

To find the original price we have to divide the sale price by 1 minus the percentage.

Original price = Sale price/(1 - percentage reduction)

$72/(1-.90) = $720

So, the original price for the drink machine was $720.

After a 90% reduction, you purchase a new soft drink machine on sale for 72$. What was the original price of the soft drink machine?

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