If an item is discounted by 5 percent, and the final price is 57, what is the original price of the item?

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ollegr [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

$59. 85 or rounding, $60 (I AM NOT COMPLETELY SURE)

Step-by-step explanation

I changed the percentage into a decimal (.05) and then multiplied it by the final price (57). After multiplying, I got, $2.85. I then added that to the final price to get, $59.85.

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