Suppose that you just received an email alert from buy.com indicating that 4-gigabyte flash drives have just been discounted by 40%. If the sale price of the flash drive is now 24.90, what was the original price?

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campbell_st · Answer

well you'll pay 60%.. so 60% = 24.90.... divide by 60 to find 1% then multiply by 100 to get 100%, the original price

anonymous · Answer

uh... it is not 60%
 it 40%.

campbell_st · Answer

if the initial price is 100% and a 40% discount is given you pay  100 - 40 = 60%...

campbell_st · Answer

so 60% = 24.90 then follow the steps above