document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=167793>Question 167793</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> we use these formulas...S=CrC and S=R-R\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bedroom set with a regular price of $1395.00 is on sale for $995.00. Find the discount rate .Round answer to the nearest tenth of a %. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #123691 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=123691\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In this case, we'll use the discount formula <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=R-rR ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=R-rR\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Also, take note that the regular price is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R=1395.00 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R=1395.00\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the selling price is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=995.00 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=995.00\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. The goal is to find \"r\" \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=R-rR ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=R-rR\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=995.00=1395.00-r%281395.00%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"995.00=1395.00-r%281395.00%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R=1395.00 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R=1395.00\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=995.00 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=995.00\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=995.00%2Br%281395.00%29=1395.00 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"995.00%2Br%281395.00%29=1395.00\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-r%281395.00%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-r%281395.00%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%281395.00%29=1395.00-995.00 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%281395.00%29=1395.00-995.00\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=995.00 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"995.00\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%281395.00%29=400 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%281395.00%29=400\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=400%2F%281395.00%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=400%2F%281395.00%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 1395.00 to isolate \"r\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=0.2867 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=0.2867\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer in decimal form is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=0.2867 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=0.2867\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now multiply this number by 100 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.2867%2A100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.2867%2A100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=28.67%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the discount rate (rounded to the nearest tenth) is 28.7% </SPAN>\n" );
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