After receiving a drop in price of 12.5% on its bulk order of printer cartridges, John's Office Supply pays $6825. What was the original price of the order?

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Let x be the original price of the order.
After a 12.5% drop in price, the price John's Office Supply pays is 87.5% of the original price:
0.875x = 6825
x = 6825/0.875
x = 7800

Therefore, the original price of the order was $7800.

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