document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=185100>Question 185100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The selling price of a stereo is $270.  The profit is 35% of the cost.  Find the cost?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X/270 = 35/100 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #138846 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ZeratuelX><B>ZeratuelX(5)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ZeratuelX><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=138846\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> $270 is the total cost of the stereo. Since 35% of this is the profit, we can find that the remaining 65% is the cost (100%-35%). So the cost is represented by 65% of 270. Convert the percentage to a decimal to plug it into the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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