How to find the percent of decrease - GRE Quantitative Reasoning
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Question
A new TV at some store goes on sale for 
off the retail price. A customer comes in to buy the TV, and in addition to the store discount of 
, uses a coupon for an extra 
off. The customer ends up paying 
of the original price of the TV. What is the original price of the TV?
A new TV at some store goes on sale for
Answer
Let 
represent the original price of the TV. Now, set up an equation where the discounted price of the TV (10% discount) minus 200 dollars is equal to 65% of the original price of the TV:
Solve for 
The original price of the TV is 
.
Let
Solve for
The original price of the TV is
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