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At a sale, dresses were sold for $17 each. This price was 85% of a dress's original price. How much did a dress originally cost?

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The original cost of the dress is $14.45

How to calculate the original cost of the dress ?

The dresses were sold for $17 each

This price was 85% of the original price

Therefore the original cost of the dress can be calculated as follows

85/100= 0.85

The first step is to calculate the original pre sale price

17= 0.85x

x= 17/0.85

= 20

The original cost of the cloth is

= 0.85 × 17

= 14.45

Hence the original cost of the cloth is $14.45

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