What was the pre-sale price of a TV that is 35% off and has a new price of $195?

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Answer 1 · 2014-11-13T09:57:28

Let #x# be the pre-sale price of the TV.

Since35% off means that #100-35=65%# of the pre-sale price, we have

#65/100 x=195#

by multiplying by #100#,

#=> 65x=19500#

by dividing by 65,

#=> x=300#

Hence, the pre-sale price of the TV was $300.

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