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Puthina Unge bought a new Compaq computer system on sale for $1,990. It was advertised as 30% off the regular price. What was the original price of the computer?
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Let 'x' represent the original price of the computer.
x - 0.30x = 1990
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x = $2,842.86
The original price of the computer was $2,842.86.