cost price --- x
selling price = (2/5)x+100
(2/5)x + 100 = 8700
times 5
2x + 500 = 43500
2x = 43000
x = 21,500
check:
(2/5)(21500) = 8600
which differs from her selling price by $100
Ms. Kork sold her car for $8700. This was $100 more than 2/5 of what she paid for the car originally. How much had ms. Kork paid for the car??
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