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The sale price of a shirt is $\$ 17.25$ after a $25 \%$ discount is taken.Write and solve an equation to find the regular price of the shirt.
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According to the problem, the sale price of the shirt is $17.25 after a 25% discount is taken. This means that the sale price is 75% of the regular price. We can write this as an equation: \[0.75B = 17.25\] Show more…
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