Determine whether the below statement makes sense or does not make sense, and explain your reasoning: After a 35% reduction, a computer’s price is $780, so I determined the original price, x, by solving x - 0.35 = 780.

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Determine whether the below statement makes sense or does not make sense, and explain your reasoning:

After a 35% reduction, a computer’s price is $780, so I determined the original price, x, by solving x - 0.35 = 780.

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