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The original price p for a necklace is the same at both jewerly stores. At Store A, the sale price is 60% of the original price.

The original price p for a necklace is the same at both jewerly stores. At Store A, the sale price is 60% of the original price. Last month, at Store B, the sale price was $40 less than the original price. This month, Store B is selling the necklace for 80% of last month's reduced price. The current sale prices are the same for both stores. Write and solve and equation to find the original price of the necklace. I need to show all work....

Sale price at Store A is 0.6pSale price at Store B is 0.80(p-40)Sales price in Store A and B are same, so we get0.6p = 0.8 (p-40)0.6p = 0.8p – 320.2p = 32p = 160Thus the original price is...
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