After a Reduction of 8 1/3% of the Marked Price

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Essay

After a reduction of 8 1/3% of the marked price, a snowboard sold for $400.00. What was the marked price?

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Definitions:

Deformation

The process by which rocks change shape or position due to stress, heat, or pressure without breaking.

Subsidence

The gradual sinking of land or a structure, often due to underground material movement or removal of fluids from the soil.

Uplift

A geological process where Earth's crust is raised or elevated, often as a result of tectonic activity.

Isostasy

The equilibrium state of the Earth’s crust, where the forces pushing a land mass up are balanced by the weight of the mass itself pressing down.