A distributor sells a product through an online store, which take a commission of 20% of the price set by the distributor. The distributor obtains the product from a producer at the price of $17 per item. What is the price that the buyer observers online if the distributor wants to maintain a 20% profit on the cost of the item?
Pick one:
A) $ 22.50  B) $ 23.50  C) $ 24.50  D) $ 25.50  E) $ 26.50

Rationale: "let x be the price that buyers see online . the distributor wants to receive 1.2 ( original price ) which should be 80 % of x . 1.2 ( 17 ) = 0.8 x x = 1.2 ( 17 ) / 0.8 = 1.5 ( 17 ) = $ 25.50 the answer is d ."
Answer: D