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If a Play Station was bought for $450 after a 10% discount what was the original price of the Play Station?

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If it was bought after 10% discount, it means it was bought at 90% of the original price:
90% = $450 
1% = $5
100% = $5 x 100
100% = $500

The original price of the Play Station was $500.

If a Play Station was bought for $450 after a 10% discount. Therefore, The original price of the Play Station was $500.

How to find the percentage from the total value?

Suppose the value of which a thing is expressed in percentage is "a'

Suppose the percent that considered thing is of "a" is b%

Thus, that thing in number is

[tex]\dfrac{a}{100} \times b[/tex]

It is given that If it was bought after a 10% discount, means it was bought at 90% of the original price:

90% = $450

1% = $5

100% = $5 x 100

100% = $500

Therefore, The original price of the Play Station was $500.

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