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What is the original price of an item that costs 138 after a 15% increase?

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Whatistheoriginalpriceofanitemthatcosts138aftera15%increase?

Solution

Amountbeforeaddition:120
Solution steps
Translate the problem into an equation:138=x+0.15x
138=x+0.15x:x=120
Amountbeforeaddition:120

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