Lisa sold her old bike for $140 less than she paid for it. She sold the bike for $85. Write an equation to find out how much Lisa paid for her bike.

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Answer 1

$85 + $140 = original price; left side represents the $140 she did not recover (you could call it depreciation) and the $85 represents the less-than-original price which she does recover by selling.