After 20 % reduction you purchase a television for $320.00 what was the television price before reduction ?

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After 20 % reduction you purchase a television for $320.00 what was the television price before reduction ?

​The reduction in price was 20%

That means that you paid 80%

That means that $320 is worth 80%, of the original price

That means that $40 is worth 10%, of the original price     (dividing both numbers by 8)

That means that $400 is worth 100%, of the original price     (multiplying both numbers by 10)

Answer: Original price of TV is $400