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Andres bought a ball that had a discount of 1/5 of its original price and then an additional 15% discount was applied, finally costing 204 pesos. What is the original price of the ball?

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Answer to a math question Andres bought a ball that had a discount of 1/5 of its original price and then an additional 15% discount was applied, finally costing 204 pesos. What is the original price of the ball?

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deja que el precio original sea x pesos primero el descuento fue x/5 por lo que el precio de venta sería 4x/5 Se aplica 15% de descuento adicional al balón que costó 204 pesos. por lo tanto, 85/100 * (4x/5) = 204 x = 300 precio original de la pelota = 300 pesos

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