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$37,000 put down on house, which was 20% of the original price. What is the total price of house?

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It's five times the down-payment (because the down-payment is one-fifth of the original price).

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Given sale price $10,200 at a discount of 10%, what is list price?

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At a 10% discount, the sale price is 90% of the list price. So the list price is the sale price divided by 90%. 10,200 / 90% = 10,200 / 0.9 = 11,333.33.

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Net selling price is $10450, trade discount 20%, cash discount 5%, what is the list price?

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The list price has been discounted a total of 25% to arrive at the selling price, meaning that the selling price is 75% of the list price. Therefore, 0.75 P = 10,450 (where P is the list price). Divide both sides of that equation by 0.75, so that P = 10,450 / 0.75, or $13,933.

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A house sold for $49,050, which was 9% more than its original cost. What was the original cost?

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$49,050 is 109% of the original cost, or 1.09 multiplied by the original cost. So if you divide $49,050 by 1.09, you'll find the original cost.

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If a person buys a book for Office 36, which is available at a 40 percent discount off the original price, what is the original price of the book?

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The original price is 1 2/3 (or 5/3) times what he paid for the book.

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A computer is on sale for $425.23 when a 35% discount was applied. What was the regular, non-sale, price of the computer?

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Use the formula S = P - PD, where S is the sale price, P is the original price, and D is the discount percent: 425.23 = P - P(.35) 425.23 = P (1 -.35) 425.23 = P (.65) 425.23/.65 = P (.65)/.65 654.2 = P So, before the 35% discount, the computer was $654.20

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The price of one item is $30,000 including tax. Tax is 5%. So how much is the price before tax?

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Divide $30,000 by 1.05, which is $28,571.42. Here's how to figure this out: Let "x" be the price before tax. Then the price with tax is [x + (.05)(x)] = (1.05)(x) = $30,000. So x = 30,000 / 1.05.

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The list price (regular price) of a typewriter is $355. A discount of $106.50 is given. What percent of the list price is the discount?

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Divide the discount by the list price, multiply by 100, and add the % sign.

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A video game is 30% off. The sale results in a $10.00 discount. What was the original cost of the video game before the sale?

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$10 = 30% of the original price. Divide $10 by 30% (or 0.3) to get the original price. Here's how to figure that out. Let x be the original price. Then (0.3)(x) = 10. So x = 10 / 0.3 = $33.33.

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How do I find sale prices after a discount?

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Subtract the discount percentage from 100%. Multiply the difference by the original price to get the sale price. For example, given a 10% discount applied to a list price of $50.00, subtract 10% from 100% = 90%. Multiply the list price $50.00 by 90% = $45.00, which is the sale price.

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The net price of a car is Rs.500000. How do I find the list price if the series discounts are 10%, 15% and 20%?

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Let P be the list price. Then (.90 P) multiplied by 85% multiplied again by 80% equals 500,000. Thus, (.9 P) (.85) (.8) = 500,000. Solve for P.

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If 65% of the cost of an object is $312, then what is the cost of the object?

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$312 divided by .65 is $480.

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