A Tricky Question That Wrapped My Head

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You're selling a $60.80 video game that is 20% off of the original listed sale price. A person request you 175% more of its original sale price of the video game to buy your video game. How much money is 175% of the original listed sale price of the video game?
 
You're selling a $60.80 video game that is 20% off of the original listed sale price. A person request you 175% more of its original sale price of the video game to buy your video game. How much money is 175% of the original listed sale price of the video game?
What are your thoughts? What have you tried? How far have you gotten? Where are you stuck?

Please be complete, so we can see what method you're using and where you're bogging down. Thank you! ;)
 
Is the problem this:

After taking 20% off the original price, a video game costs $60.80.

What is 175% of the original price?


If so, then here's a hint:

A 20% discount means that you pay 80% of the original price.

To start, try to answer this:

80% of what number equals 60.80?
 
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