Kyle buys last year's best-selling novel, in hardcover, for $23.20. This is with a 20% discount from the original price. What was the original price of the novel?

0.8x = 23.20

Solve for x.

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Gloria buys last year's best-selling novel, in hardcover, for ⁢18.00. This is with a 10% discount from the original price. What was the original price of the novel?

To find the original price of the novel, we can use the information provided about the discount. We know that Kyle bought the novel for $23.20, which is 20% off the original price.

Let's use algebra to solve this problem. Let's call the original price "x". Since Kyle got a 20% discount, he paid 100% - 20% = 80% of the original price.

So, we have the equation:

0.8x = $23.20

To find x, we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.8:

x = $23.20 / 0.8

Evaluating this expression gives us:

x = $29.00

Therefore, the original price of the novel was $29.00.