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    NationalMediumNumbers & Operations7–9

    Finding the Price Before the Discount

    Encontrar o Preço Antes do Desconto

    A jacket is sold for €6868 after a discount of 15%15\%. What was the price before the discount?

    The €6868 is not the whole price but a known fraction of it. Write what fraction of the original the sale price represents and treat the original as the unknown.

    Solution

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    1. 1.After a 15%15\% discount the customer pays 85%85\% of the original price pp: