Asked by steve

Abby Kaminsky sold her ski house at Attitash Mountain in New Hampshire for $261,000. This sale represented a loss of 13% off the original price. What was the original price Abby paid for the ski house? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
Answered by Ms. Sue
Steve or Jimmy or Michael -- I showed you how to figure this type of problems in another post. It's your turn now.

Please post your answer and we'll be glad to check it for you.
Answered by michael
I am getting 290520.It is not working
Answered by PsyDAG
(1 - .13)x = 261,000

.87x = 261,000

x = 300,000

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
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