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An instrument store gives a 10% discount to all educational institute students off the original cost of an instrument. During a back

An instrument store gives a 10% discount to all educational institute students off the original cost of an instrument. During a back to educational institute sale an additional 15% is taken off the discounted price. Julie, a educational institute student at the local high educational institute, purchases a flute for 6. How much did it originally cost?

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How do you work out the original cost of a product given the new cost and the discount?

Lets say that we see a product in a shop. It says that it now costs £70 after a 30% discount.

How would you work out the original cost?

With the above example it is easy, through a method of trial and error we can quickly come up with the original cost.

Does anyone know the proper method or equasion to use to work it out?

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