The selling price for a classic painting is $16,000, which is $2000 less than two times its original price. What was the original price of the painting?

$9,000

Step-by-step explanation:

$16,000 + $2,000 = $18,000

$18,000/2 = $9,000

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step-by-step explanation:

geometry: triangles

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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