A hat cost $14 after a 20% discount is applied. What was the hat's original price

100 % - 20 % = 80 %

80 % = 80 / 100 = 0.8

14 $ / 0.8 = 17.5 $

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To find the original price of the hat before the discount, we can use the following formula:

Original price = Final price / (1 - Discount rate)

In this case, the final price of the hat is $14 and the discount rate is 20%.

Let's substitute the values in the formula:

Original price = $14 / (1 - 0.20)

Simplifying the expression:

Original price = $14 / 0.80

Original price = $17.50

Therefore, the original price of the hat was $17.50.