Ben has a coupon for an additional 15% off the sale price of any item in a store. He uses his coupon to buy a shirt whose sale price is already 20% off the original price. He pays $14.96, and there is no sales tax. What is the original price of the shirt?
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Ben buys a shirt on sale, which is already discounted by 20% off its original price. He then applies an additional 15% off coupon to the sale price. He ends up paying $14.96 for the shirt, and there is no sales tax involved. We need to find the original price of Show more…
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