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casey paid 32$ for a book that was on a sale of 20% off. what was the orhinal price for that book?
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GPT 3.5
Let x be the original price of the book.
After a 20% discount, Casey paid 80% of the original price, which is 0.8x.
Given that Casey paid $32 for the book, we can write the equation:
0.8x = 32
Solving for x:
x = 32 / 0.8
x = 40
Therefore, the original price of the book was $40.
After a 20% discount, Casey paid 80% of the original price, which is 0.8x.
Given that Casey paid $32 for the book, we can write the equation:
0.8x = 32
Solving for x:
x = 32 / 0.8
x = 40
Therefore, the original price of the book was $40.