Ashley bought a dress at 30% off. The sale price was $59.50. What was the original price of the dress?

0.7x = 59.5

Solve for x.

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$85

To find the original price of the dress, we need to reverse the 30% discount that was applied to the sale price of $59.50.

Step 1: Calculate the amount of discount.
The sale price is given as $59.50, which represents 70% (100% - 30%) of the original price. Let's denote the original price as 'P'. So we can set up the equation:

70% of P = $59.50

Step 2: Convert the percentage to a decimal.
To do this, divide the percentage by 100.
70% ÷ 100 = 0.7

Step 3: Rewrite the equation.
0.7P = $59.50

Step 4: Solve for P.
Divide both sides of the equation by 0.7.
P = $59.50 ÷ 0.7

Calculating this, we find that the original price of the dress was $85.