A flat-screen television was marked down by 35 percent, which reduced its price by 115 point 6 5 dollars What was the original cost of the television before it was marked down?

The markdown amount is 35% of the original price, so let the original price be x and solve 0.35x = $115.65. Dividing gives x = $115.65 ÷ 0.35 ≈ $330.43, so the original cost was about $330.43, choice A.

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