A suit is on sale for $217, which is 62% of the regular price

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asked Dec 25, 2023 217k views

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Toni Wenzel · Answer 1 · 2023-12-30T08:11:07+0000

Let

x -----> the regular price

Remember that

62%=62/100=0.62

The linear equation that represents this problem

0.62x=217

solve for x

x=217/0.62

x=$350