Question

During a sale, a store offered a 15% discount on a stereo system that originally sold for $400. After the sale the discount price of the stereo system was marked up by 15%. To the nearest whole number, what percent of the original price was the price after mark up

Answer 1

Problem Statement

We are told a store offers 15% discount on the sale of a stereo originally costing $400. After the sale, the new price is marked up by 15%.

We are asked to find what percentage of the original price is the new marked up price.

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