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The price of a DVD is $19 . This price is 12% lower than last week. What was the price of the DVD last week? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Enter your answer in the box.

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the answer is $ 21.59. you take 19 divide by .88 (from 100% minus 12%)
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The price of the DVD last week rounded to the nearest cent is $21.6

Given:

Price of DVD = $19

percentage decrease = 12%

let

last week price = x

19 = x - (12% of x)

19 = x - (0.12 × x)

19 = x - 0.12x

19 = 0.88x

x = 19 / 0.88

x = 21.59090909090909

Approximately,

x = $21.6 to the nearest cent

Therefore, the price of the DVD last week rounded to the nearest cent is $21.6

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