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Affer being discounted 10% a weather radio sells for $44.96. Find the original price.

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Answer:The original price was $49.96.  Step-by-step explanation:Let x by the original price.We are paying 90% of the item since 10% has been taken off.That is we have that we are paying:0.9xThis amount is also given as 44.96.This means we want to solve:0.9x=44.96Divide both sides by 0.9:x=44.96  /  0.9x=49.96So the original price is approximately 49.96 .Let's check this.If the original price is 49.96 dollars and you get a 10% discount, how much would you pay in the end.So we are taking 10% of 49.96 off of 49.96.That we are doing:49.96-0.1(49.96)49.96-4.99644.96 approximately So it checks out.The original price was $49.96.