Calculating the Original Loan Amount
A student takes out a one-year loan to buy a textbook. At the end of the year, they make a single repayment of $165. If the annual interest rate on the loan was 10% (or 0.10), what was the original amount (principal) of the loan? Please provide the final numerical answer.
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