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A jewelry store makes $5 profit for each
$1 they spend on jewelry. a jewelry store owner made a profit of $95 on a necklace. What was the original cost of the necklace?

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Original price was $19
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Answer:

$19

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: for every $5 they recieve they pay 1$ meaning that they they earn $4 total- 5-1=4

5 goes into 95, 19 times so use a ratio:

5/1     95/19  

(I mulitiplied 1 by 19)

meaning that 19 was the original cost

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