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During a sale, all the items in a shop were sold at a discount of 30%. Carol paid $231 for 3 identical bags. What was the price of a bag before discount?

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During a sale, all the items in a shop were sold at a discount of 30%. Carol paid $231 for 3 identical bags. What was the price of a bag before discount?

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  1. First, find out how much Carol paid for one bag. Since she bought 3 identical bags for 231,youdivide231, you divide 231 by 3. This gives you 77.So,Carolpaid77. So, Carol paid 77 for one bag after a 30% discount.

  2. Now, you need to find out the original price of the bag before the discount. If 77is7077 is 70% of the original price (because it's the price after a 30% discount), you can find the original price by dividing 77 by 70% (or 0.7 in decimal form).

  3. So, 77dividedby0.7equalsapproximately77 divided by 0.7 equals approximately 110. This means that the price of a bag before the discount was approximately $110.

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