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Emily buys a toaster during the sale for 10% off. If Emily pays $36, what was the original price?

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User Koogee
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Answer:

$40

Explanation:

so first you do 34792x3957935 then you get 137704474520 and because it is 10% you make it .04 making that 40$

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User Samich
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100-10=90%
make proportion
x$-100%
36$-90%
x*90=100*36
x=3600/90
x=40$

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User Amilcar Andrade
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