Hank Kerchief went to the sale, bought a cd at 30% off and received a $6.00 discount. What was the original price of the cd???
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The $6 discount WAS the 30% reduction off the original price, P.
Solve this equation for P:
(1 - 0.30) P = 6
8.57
To find the original price of the CD, we need to solve the equation: (1 - 0.30) * P = 6.
First, let's simplify the expression on the left side of the equation by calculating (1 - 0.30) as 0.70:
0.70P = 6
To isolate the variable P, we divide both sides of the equation by 0.70:
(0.70P) / 0.70 = 6 / 0.70
P = 8.57
Therefore, the original price of the CD was $8.57.