"the price of a piece of plywood rose 5% to $42. what was the original price of the plywood"

Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Answered on Mon May 23 2022

given that

rise 5% = 105% of original price

Let's call the original price x.

so,
1.05x = 42

So

x = 42/1.05

x= $40
The original price was $40