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Kyle bought last year's best-selling book for $19.50. This is with a 25% discount from the original price. What was the original price of the book?
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Define a variable ** Let X be the original price of the book. The discounted price is X - X*25% = $19.50.
Simplify ** Combining like terms, we get .75X = $19.50
Simplify ** Dividing both sides by .75, we get X = $26.
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