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joyee joyee
  • 20-06-2014
  • Mathematics
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The price of an item increased by 25%. If the price of the item after the increase is $2, find the original price.

a) $
1.50, b) $1.60, c) $1.75, d) $2.50, e) $3.20

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konrad509
konrad509 konrad509
  • 20-06-2014

\(x+0.25x=2\\ 1.25x=2\\ x=\$1.6\Rightarrow B\)

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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 20-06-2014

25 % = 25/100 = 0.25

x ⇒ original price

\(x + 0.25x = 2 \\ 1.25x = 2 \\ x = 2/1.25 \\ x = 1.6\)

The original price was $1.6

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