After a discount of 30%, the sale price of The Parents' Guide to Kids Sports was $6.27. What was the regular price of the book? (Give your answer to the nearest 5 cents).

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Put the guide's regular price = x x*(1-30%)=6.27 x=6.27/(1-30%)=6.27/(1-0.3)=6.27/0.7=8.957 The regular price is $8.96 Hope this helps.