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Question 62

A jacket costs 68 dollars after a 15% discount. What was its original price?

  1. 80 dollarsCorrect answer
  2. 78.20 dollars
  3. 57.80 dollars
  4. 453.33 dollars

Explanation

After the discount, 85% of the original remains, so 68 / 0.85 = 80. Adding 15% of the final price gives 78.20, which fails because the discount was calculated from the larger original price.

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