1988 AJHSME Problems/Problem 22
Problem
Tom's Hat Shoppe increased all original prices by . Now the shoppe is having a sale where all prices are off these increased prices. Which statement best describes the sale price of an item?
Solution
Let the original price of an item be . The shoppe originally increased this to . The sale brings it down to , which is the same as the original
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