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22 May, 21:15

A different camera is selling for $7.50 off the regular price. It was marked down 15%. A student used the equation:

15 (7.5) = Original price

and found the regular price of the camera to be $112.50.

Explain the error (s) in the student's work.

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  1. 22 May, 21:20
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    Well he distributed the numbers which is not what you're suppose to do
  2. 22 May, 21:27
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    Set up a proportion instead of multiplying.
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