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  • 16-05-2020
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The price of a car was decreased by 20% to £720. What was the price before the decrease?

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  • 16-05-2020

Answer:

say x is the original price so

x - (20x/100) = 720

720 is the balance we got after deducting the original price,

therefore; 720 = (80x/100)

You can simply solve for x now.

answer:

x = 900

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