The original price (rounded to the nearest dollar) is $497.
In this problem, we need to identify what's the original price of the new mattress.
Since we know that the sale price is $371 and is 34% lesser than the original price, we need to add 371 and 34%.
Grab a calculator and add 371 and 34%
we get:
371 + 34% = 497.14
Now round it to the nearest whole number, we get: 497
This is how the answer gets 497.
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