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lipstick costs 2000 after 20 percent discount. what is the original price

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Solution

lipstickcosts2000after20percentdiscount.whatistheoriginalprice

Solution

Amountbeforediscount:2500
Solution steps
Translate the problem into an equation:2000=x−0.2x
2000=x−0.2x:x=2500
Amountbeforediscount:2500

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