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.)

Answer 1

Steve or Jimmy or Michael -- I showed you how to figure this type of problems in another post. It's your turn now.

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Answer 2

I am getting 290520.It is not working

Answer 3

(1 - .13)x = 261,000

.87x = 261,000

x = 300,000

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.