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prealgebra junior

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?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
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
Final answer
E