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A coat's price is reduced by 15%. a) Original price 60. Calculate sale price. b) Sale price 58.14. Calculate original price.
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4 steps11) In a sale, the prices of coats are reduced by 15%.
Part a· 2 steps
The original price of a coat is $60. Calculate the sale price of the coat.
Determine the percentage of the original price that represents the sale price.
Since the price is reduced by , the sale price is of the original price.
Calculate the sale price.
The sale price of the coat is
\boxed{\textbf{\51}}$.
Part b· 2 steps
The sale price of a different coat is $58.14. Calculate the original price of this coat.
Understand that the sale price represents of the original price.
Let the original price be .
Solve for the original price .
The original price of this coat is
\boxed{\textbf{\68.40}}$.
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