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jillian bought a sweater for 8$ less than half its original price. she paid 18$ for the sweater what is the original price

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Denote the price by \(P \). Then \[ P/2-8 = 18 \]so \[ P/2 = 26 \]and \[ P = 52 \]So we find that the original price was $52.

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