The sales price of a car is 12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the Original price?

Answer 1

Let x equal the original price. Solve for x

0.8x = 12,590

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Answer 2

.8x/.8 = 12,590/.8
x= 15,737.50
But where did you get 0.8 from?

Answer 3

Yes. Your answer is correct. The original price of the car was $15,737.50.

I used 0.8 because with a 20% discount, the customer pays 80% (or 0.8) of the original price.